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Aimee Coello

fine artist & illustrator

About

I am an artist, designer, and dreamer based in Nevada. My passion for art has been a lifelong journey, starting from my earliest days as a child.I use mixed media and illustration techniques to create surreal worlds. My art combines low-quality, psychedelic imagery with bold, dreamlike colors to evoke confusion, dread, nostalgia, and wonder. Inspired by surrealism and cosmic horror, I utilize a symbolic alter ego named “The Red Head Girl” as a placeholder, as I am still figuring out what her name is. She represents the reincarnation of myself. Through this girl, I reimagine the choices I make in my everyday life asking: What if I had chosen differently? What if I hadn’t said that? What if I existed as something other than human? A desire to start a new life over, or imagine what a world would be if one had been someone else. These questions become gateways to my alternate realities, where identities and memory blur, and the boundaries of existence shift. My alter ego acts as a guide in order for me to explore the tension between fear and awe of the unknown, creating works that are both unsettling and dreamy.I am pursuing a Bachelor's in Arts with a personal study in graphic design.

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Exhibit I : notion

Notion : Meaning: "An impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind."This exhibit presents stories that intrigue me, inspired by media, music, or observations from my daily life. Each piece serves a purpose to reflect what I desire, have desired, or to evoke memories.

Exhibit II : Out From the Soul

This exhibit is created exclusively in monochromes, dedicated to producing black-and-white drawings and paintings. Black-and-white thinking often compels people to classify things into absolutes, such as "good" or "bad." This mindset can make it challenging to embrace life's complexity and unpredictability. With this in mind, I create these pieces from mental health episodes, moments when picking up the charcoal vine allows me to express more through visual imagery than words ever could. These works speak directly from the soul.

Exhibit III : I Miss Her

A collection of works that delves into vulnerability and the exposure to "bad" traits. What defines a toxic person as "toxic"? This is the question I explore here, using my own portraiture combined with graffiti imagery to illustrate these negative traits in the moment.

Exhibit IV : Portraits

Portraiture pieces created to study and refine the anatomy of the human face, with a particular focus on women’s portraits and self-portraits.

EXHIBIT V | Untitled

My artistic persona embodies the essence of this girl (NAME UNKNOWN) serving as a reflection of myself and a symbol of a rebirth. We immerse ourselves in a realm of imagination, but confront harsh realities that innocence and dreaminess are not the sole inhabitants of the universe. Within this personal narrative, we experiences trauma within our own dreams.