Elusive Illusion
Elusive Illusion by Andrea Moon and VAIBIONIC
Information
Location: Groundworks (2919 E Grant Rd)
Gallery hours: by appointment, email art@groundworkstucson.com
Show dates: Feb 3rd - March 3rd, 2023
Reception: Saturday, Feb 4th, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Andera Moon
@anderaamoon & @anderasphotography
Artist Bio:
Andera Moon is from a small town here to do big things. Andera Moon is a professional photographer and musical artist with a hunger for success and the ambition to fulfill it. Andera dedicated their life to art in 2020 and is now ready and excited to reveal the skills they have been perfecting.
VaiBionic
Artist Bio:
The world was beautiful, but the circumstances were shrouded in deception, death, and anger. Born of Native Hawaiian and Chicana descent on the island of Kaua’i, taken in LA, and undead in the deserts of Arizona, VaiBionic has lived more than a lifetime. Her initial hopes of grandeur and creative energy took her to the west coast with hopes of branding herself as a music critic, and ultimately creating a recording label. “The only comfort I got was in the beauty I found in the ugliness of the world.” shares Vai as she transcends barriers and fights to secure her piece of the pie.
What was supposed to a be a transition of years on January 1st, 2017, quickly turned to a transaction of life. Vai was violently beaten and thrown out a five story window, while carrying what would have been her second child:
“It’s been five years, I’m here to show you what we go through when we survive, how we survive, what we’ve seen, heard, felt, and the losses we’ve endured.”
There is no longer a choice, there is only a fight according to VaiBionic. She welcomes you into the resurrection.
Artist Statement:
VaiBionic has exhibited her work on a constant basis since first coming to prominence in 2022. The abrasive, yet delicate, approach towards, and philosophy behind, her art has acted as a catalyst in the absolute union of fine art and hip hop. Vai’s work has appeared in both solo and group exhibitions and has received a great deal of critical praise, admiration, and respect due to her unapologetic portrayal of beauty uprooted through her own personal trauma and suffering.