Melissa Mae Kors

I believe that art brings people together and creates conversations about emotions, opinions, and experiences that are shared or that are different. Art teaches the viewer about themselves and those around them.

My paintings are much like myself in that they have gone through many layers to get to how they appear. My paintings are strategically planned out everything from the bright colors and the figures’ poses to the symbols and patterns. My artwork is about life and how we are all connected. I believe humans are flawed animals. We fear judgement by others, we hide our shame, pain, sexuality. We are materialistic and superficial.  We are all connected by going through the same emotions at different times of our lives. We all follow a path that has joy, sorrow, pain, and pleasure, and we are all doing our best to experience life's ups and downs. I personally deal with life by not taking it so seriously.