2021 Grad Show

Kira Fowell

Drawing

www.kirafowell.com/

“I turned vulnerability into art. I took the internal insecurities and struggles within myself and my relationship, turning emotional vulnerability into something visual.”
I am an artist & photographer; located in Calgary, AB. I do not stick to one discipline since I draw and shoot photography. I love exploring various materials and finding ways to express different emotions within my work. Recently my focus has been on exploring vulnerability and creating poems that coincide with my art. As an artist, I like to write poetry as it allows me to explore the mental states of my mind in my artwork. This allows me to create a deeper connection to the idea of vulnerability and the human body. I have always wanted to be an artist and it is all I have ever known; it is how I connect and speak. I find deeper connections and bring stories to life through visual juxtapositions of drawing, poetry, and photography.

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Sensitivity makes you special Sensitivity makes you special, but also makes you vulnerable. 2020 Handmade paper, Thread, Chalk

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Sensitivity makes you special Detail Sensitivity makes you special, but also makes you vulnerable. 2020 Handmade paper, Thread, Chalk

AUArts Grad Show Kira_Fowell_ Sensitivity Makes you Speical but also makes you Vulnerable

Sensitivity makes you special Detail Sensitivity makes you special, but also makes you vulnerable. 2020 Handmade paper, Thread, Chalk

Sensitivity makes you special, but

Sensitivity makes you special, but also makes you vulnerable. 2020
Handmade paper, Thread, Chalk

A Letter A Letter Paper, Ink, Thread

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A Letter Detail A Letter Paper, Ink, Thread

A Letter

A Letter
Paper, Ink, Thread

AUArts Grad Show Kira_Fowell_Break Me Down

Break Me Down Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020 It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more.

AUArts Grad Show Kira_Fowell_Break Me Down Detail

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020 It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more.

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Break Me Down

Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more.

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more.

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more.

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more

Break Me Down

Break Me Down Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It flows through me, through my veins, through my body and it tears me up inside. I fight within myself starting by a fight with you, getting more and more broken down. The vulnerabilities we have come forth and break me down even more

AUArts Grad Show Kira_Fowell_Perfect For Each other

Perfect For Each Other Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020 It's only getting worse... Or is it all in my head? “We aren't good enough for each other.” Then there are these signs... signs that tell me otherwise, that “we are perfect for each other.”

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Perfect For Each Other Detail Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020 It's only getting worse... Or is it all in my head? “We aren't good enough for each other.” Then there are these signs... signs that tell me otherwise, that “we are perfect for each other.”

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Perfect Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020 It's only getting worse... Or is it all in my head? “We aren't good enough for each other.” Then there are these signs... signs that tell me otherwise, that “we are perfect for each other.”

Perfect For Each Other

Handmade paper, Peace Tea, Thread, Chalk. 2020
It's only getting worse... Or is it all in my head? “We aren't good enough for each other.” Then there are these signs... signs that tell me otherwise, that “we are perfect for each other.”

Rip Apart Handmade paper, thread, 2020 The conversations between us tear into me from the inside out. With every word, it tears deeper and deeper. The more vulnerabilities show and rip me apart.

AUArts Grad Show Kira_Fowell_Rip Apart Detail

Rip Apart Detail Handmade paper, Thread. 2020 The conversations between us tear into me from the inside out. With every word, it tears deeper and deeper. The more vulnerabilities show and rip me apart.

Rip Apart

Handmade paper, thread
The conversations between us tear into me from the inside out. With every word, it tears deeper and deeper. The more vulnerabilities show and rip me apart.