Ritual Leilani Bustamante or being told to smile

or being told to smile

Leonardo da Vinci

I feel a responsibility to present the viewer with something new and

Rather than aspiring for photo-realism

This is intentional: The structure is only important to Young in the way that it draws the viewer’s eye below and past it

Ritual Leilani Bustamante or being told to smileDetails About Paper collage, metallic ink on wood panel 18 x 18 in. 2018 A self taught artist, Vahge moved to Brooklyn, NY in the fall of 2007, where she currently lives and works. Her collages have shown and been collected worldwide: in London, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, New York, California, New Jersey, Miami, and Santa Fe, NM. She has created album and promotional artwork for a variety of musical acts and companies, including Universal Records.