Issue Illustrator | Larissa Monique Hauck
Each issue of Up the Staircase Quarterly features an Issue Illustrator, an artist whose work was chosen to pair with and complement the poetry of the quarter. Issue #58's artist is Larissa Monique Hauck.
Larissa Monique Hauck is a queer visual artist who graduated from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2014, where she received a BFA with Distinction. Her artwork has been featured in multiple regional and national group exhibitions as well as a growing number of international exhibitions. She has been selected for inclusion in events such as Nextfest 2018 (Edmonton, AB), Nuit Rose 2016 (Toronto, ON), and the 9th Annual New York City Poetry Festival 2019 (New York, US). Her drawings and paintings have also been featured in publications such as Creative Quarterly (US), Wotisart Magazine (UK), Minerva Rising (US), and various others.
Through the exploration of visual myth-making Larissa Monique Hauck expands on concepts surrounding femininity, queerness, and nature as vessels for catharsis, vulnerability, and impermanence. Her ethereal drawings reflect a duality between fantasy and reality, by conjuring dream-like imagery that develops into a transformative state, reflecting on the fleeting aspects of time and humanity. These notional subjects respond to feelings of isolation and self-regulation, by evoking the healing that comes from within.
Through the exploration of visual myth-making Larissa Monique Hauck expands on concepts surrounding femininity, queerness, and nature as vessels for catharsis, vulnerability, and impermanence. Her ethereal drawings reflect a duality between fantasy and reality, by conjuring dream-like imagery that develops into a transformative state, reflecting on the fleeting aspects of time and humanity. These notional subjects respond to feelings of isolation and self-regulation, by evoking the healing that comes from within.
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You can find Larissa Monique Hauck's art on the following pages of UtSQ: Scarlett Peterson Renee Emerson Senna Xiang Christopher Lanyon BEE LB Olumide Manuel Deirdre O'Connor m. mick powell Kimberly Ramos Emily Lake Hansen Amber Watson Brett Hanley |
