Drawing Voice: Amanda Sawyer in Momentum Spotlight

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Amanda Sawyer,Stillwater

Amanda Sawyer, Divinum, Pen and ink, 9.5x13", 2012

Developing 20 new drawings, Amanda Sawyer received theSpotlight award for Momentum Tulsaand will debut her project “vocem” on October 13.
Sawyer said, “My workconsists of improvisational drawings taken from traditional Christian folklore,animalistic or organic forms such as vines, horns, teeth and bone, and manmadeobjects of restrictive clothing, elements of industry and symbols of class.” Thisbody of work addresses her concerns about legislation on women’s healthand working rights. Sawyer said she feels more strongly about the personal impact of policies now as a new mother of a daughter. 
Sawyer said she expects viewers to meether work with emotion due to their intensity. She carefully considers the styleand scale of her work to maximize the way it is viewed. She employs “extensive detail... to reflect the many complicatedcomponents of the issues at hand” and “small size to invite the viewer toremain in a physically close proximity in order to translate a sense ofintimacy.”
Sawyer received her BFA from Oklahoma State University in2010 and has shown her work around the state. Watch this video to learn more about Sawyer's work.  You also can  see this article inour Art Focus Oklahoma magazine formore about all three Momentum TulsaSpotlight projects.
Momentum Tulsa opens October 13, 8-midnight with a ticketed event full of music andperformances.  Curated by Raechell Smithfrom H & R Block Art Space at the Kansas City Art Institute and emerging curatorLaura Reese, the exhibition continues at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E Brady withfree gallery hours through October 25.