/Gabriella Trznadel
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Gabriella Trznadel
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Studio Art, Chemistry
Hallway
charcoal drawing on paper
18″ x 24″
2020
This drawing is of my childhood bedroom, which I would attend my online classes in freshman year. As I was drawing the room, I recalled the memory of seeing a figure in the hallway, walking in and out of the doorway while I was in bed. I wanted to recreate the figure but depict the room as it was in the present, playing with the idea that spaces hold memories too. It also offered reflection on how the room and I both may have changed, but there was still a part of me that was the same scared child.
Gabriella Trznadel
College of the Holy Cross, 2024, Studio Art, Chemistry
Birds
charcoal drawing on paper
22″ x 30″
2022
Here I was experimenting with narrative self portraiture. I wanted to evoke a feeling of playfulness through the expression and movement of the birds, but also the idea of being poked and and prodded. With the messy hair and the action of the bird in flight, it reminds me of the feeling of being stuck in a rut and having to be pulled out of it. The facial expressions depict stubbornness and how silly making a good change can seem to someone who’s stuck.