Camila Isabelle Young

 Artistic Vision

I have relied on visual-thinking my entire life. Since I was born with dyslexia, linear thoughts often convolute themselves in my psyche. Much of my thought processes therefore utilize vivid world building to make sense of the world. My paintings are all products of meditations and prayers, snapshots of some of the images that reveal themself to me as I ponder a subject. 

Some questions I ask myself include, 

What is the line between nature and humanity? 

Is there a distinction to begin with?

Are we allowing the waters of nature to erode, to transform?

Have our hands become heavy, leadened with control?

Is our cultural background hindering or enhancing our ecological vision?

When do I allow flow? 

When do I restrict? 

When have I limited the flow of nature? Have I allowed yourself to be a part of nature, a vessel?

Water serves as both subject and collaborator in my practice. Watercolor, my primary medium, mirrors nature’s own fluidity, constantly shifting between control and release. 

I have dedicated myself to discovering the tides of culture, nature, and religion through my art. First comes the piece, then comes the reflection. Each of the writings associated with my pieces are products of these reflections.