Artist Statement, 2020
My work focuses on describing the humor and irony found in something bizarre and uncomfortable. My conceptual intent is to evoke these feelings in the viewer while only giving specific parts of a narrative, allowing the viewer to project one’s self into the work. I describe images that engage me including personification of pigs, strangely cropped bodies, caricatures and every day objects/ideas that are reflective of American culture. My work centers around themes of indulgence, gender, sexuality, sexual identity, and power dynamics. I find inspiration through my own experiences and identity, as well as from those closest to me, and work to communicate these feelings by subverting imagery and using references to pop-culture, particularly that which is present on social media. I use line-work and shapes of saturated color to create imagery that is simultaneously compelling and a viscerally uncomfortable experience for the viewer.
Artist Bio
Izzy Porter-Hyatt is a printmaker painter and illustrator from Baltimore, Maryland. She currently lives and practices in Austin, TX. Porter-Hyatt works in a variety of mediums, focusing on printmaking as a tool to mass produce and manipulate her drawings. Her work provides an analysis on cultural, psychological, and social issues from her perspective on sexuality, American culture, identity, and behavior. Izzy uses shapes of saturated color and specific line work to support her content and communicate the nuances of human behavior that she can't express with language. Porter-Hyatt completed her B.F.A. in Printmaking from Tyler School of Art and Architecture through Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She is currently a practicing artist in Austin Texas.