Alok, by Kathy Veling
Acrylic on 12" x 16" cotton paper, unframed, 2019
Painting series: THEIR NAME IS ALOK.
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Biology, sexuality, and identity: most of us are able to combine those three concepts easily into two gender categories. But that doesn’t mean everyone conforms to that binary system.
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Sunday, March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility, an opportunity to learn about how our idea of gender comes from a historical human construction, just like borders, laws, or religion, that doesn’t really represent the reality of some of us falling naturally somewhere between the two only accepted sides.
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Voices like @alokvmenon are questioning the way society constructs these issues and advocate for a new common space that truly and fairly represents everyone who participates in it.
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We got inspired by Alok’s self-expressive portraits to create a painting series that challenges the mainstream canon of gender and beauty.
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