Artist Rum Corvera pays tribute to the women who have shaped him.
” at the Village Art Gallery. Growing up, the artist was surrounded by strong beautiful women who served as the inspiration for his latest exhibit.“When I was invited to do a solo exhibition by Village Art Gallery, we knew we wanted to focus on women. The clearest idea didn’t come to fruition until I was binge-watching my favorite show at that time, ‘Downton Abbey.’ I started to dig deeper.
“Tiya is my idol. I hope that someday I could be nearly as strong, independent, loving, sensitive, and inspiring as them. They may be flawed but they worked around it and made it their own. Being gay sometimes I felt judged by society as well and I find that my struggles resemble that of women who are trying to make it in this world, where society thinks of us as the lesser.
Like women, Rum chose to be brave in this exhibit, experimenting with new techniques and mediums. It makes sense to choose women as his subject. In a world still ruled by men, women are still trying to find their place in this “equal” society, much like the LGBT community who still aspire to be accepted as themselves.