Opening on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 at Spoke Art Gallery in New York City is artist Scott Scheidly’s immaculate solo exhibition of new paintings entitled, “Glamour Shots.”
Consisting of 15 vibrantly painted satirical portraits, Scheidly’s humorous yet critical work challenges
the viewer to consider the dichotomies of the feminine vs. masculine, and to question what is
considered socially acceptable. By adorning controversial and pop culture figures in swathes of pinks
and purples, Scheidly re-contextualizes them, challenging ideas of propaganda, power, strength and
the machismo. Intricately detailed and shockingly pink frames complete each portrait.
The exhibition will be on view until October 28th, 2018.
As the year is coming to a close, I thought I would share some useful habits that I took up over 2017. They weren’t New Year’s Resolutions for me, just a few routines I picked up after deciding I wanted to better myself. I truly believe they’ve made an impact on my mental health and overall confidence in myself, so I hope that they work for you too.
Reply to that text you’ve been ignoring. If you didn’t have the emotional strength to do it before, or couldn’t reply for whatever reason, explain and apologise. Whatever happens is better than the anxiety it’s been giving you.
Delete that conversation with the toxic “friend” that ended months ago.
Get yourself a planner and actually write things down. You know you won’t remember.
Take pictures. It doesn’t matter what you use; if it made you smile, then take a picture.
Take clothing risks. Remember those shoes, or that shirt that you saw in the store, but swore you couldn’t pull off? Get them. I found my favourite pair of shoes this way.
Take care of a plant. Get a little herb garden in a jute bag, or some strawberries, or even a succulent. Whatever works for you. I got a few strawberry plants and herbs over the summer, and taking care of them, watching them grow because of my efforts was so mentally rewarding.
Learn a small fact every day. It could be about the new planet that’s been discovered, or how to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. If you find anything that interests you, learn something about it every day.
Learn how to cook. Trust me on this one.
Stop watching that TV show you hate.
Delete the social media accounts that don’t make you feel good, and take a little detox from the ones you kept, once in a while.
Compliment people. Tell your friend that their jacket looks nice, or let your teacher know that you enjoyed their lesson.
Take out the trash. Seriously.
Take a power nap for no more than 15 minutes every day.
Smile when you look in the mirror. You look banging.
Join a debate club or any club that involves being outgoing.
Turn off the snooze button.
Make yourself a feel-good playlist. Play it when you need a pick-me-up, play it when you’re dancing around in the house, you can play it no matter your mood at the moment.
Start a dream journal. It doesn’t have to be a fancy notebook, just write down anything you remember from your dreams.
And most of all, treat yourself. It’s what you deserve.
