Gluttony

Artist: Shiori Chen
Writer: Nathan Turnbeaugh
Editor: Michelle Lo

Gluttony, a charcoal piece, was created by Shiori Chen for her Studio Art final, however, the origins and inspiration behind the piece lay much deeper than that of a simple school project. For as long as she could remember, Chen has found herself repulsed by the act of overindulging in food. She has attempted to find the reason behind her disgust, but the issue is far more personal than simply disliking greed, as her entire grasp on people as a concept had been altered by this wrenching disgust. She attempted to capture this guttural feeling within her work, utilizing nearly a decade of experience in various mediums and a special fondness for the charcoal sketch, all while driven on by the prompt she was given for her class’s final, “Ugly.”