Get to know creator and visual artist, Carina Hiscock.
Their meticulous visual art rewards the viewer for attention to detail, making simple designs with surprising found and collected materials. We chat about starting Reclaiming Representation, their continuing work with hair, and the profound role therapy has had on their development as an artist.
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Meet creator and visual artist, Carina Hiscock. (03:33)
What mediums do you gravitate towards? (05:26)
How does social media factor into your art? (07:51)
How does your art relate to your experiences as an autistic person with masking? (09:57)
What are you currently working on? (11:02)
When did you start to see yourself as an artist? (14:10)
Why do so many artists struggle to call themselves artists before college? (16:20)
What is autistic masking? (17:10)
Which of your series or works best represents you as an artist? (18:33)
Do you consider your art to be conceptual? (23:24)
What is your art community like? (25:12)
How has capitalism impacted your connections in the art community? (29:55)
How did the pandemic change your professional life and how did you cope? (30:52)
Where do you see your art going in the future? (33:40)
What does it mean to be an artist? (35:15)
How do you financially support yourself? (38:29)
Who is your intended audience? (44:55)
What do you hope people will take away from your art? (47:00)
In what ways do you feel like art can disrupt systems of oppression? (48:34)
Do you think your art is disruptive to systems of oppression? (49:59)
How can people find and support your work? (51:22)
Host, Producer, Audio/Video Editor | Carina HiscockCo-Producer | Hailey WangMusic | Wish
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