Good afternoon Timothy French,
I hope you are doing well. My name is Taina Luna, currently a senior at New Jerey City University studying for my BFA in Illustration. I've been exploring LGBTQ+ events, social/political issues, life journeys, and more. I am very interested in doing a collaboration with you, more so focusing on my art intervention. in your piece, Plastics In The City (2020), your intended focus is to bring unity between the minorite groups to be able to face obstacles together and support one another, bringing the same aim I want to achieve. I intend to change the status quo by producing art that explores different areas of the LGBTQ community, expressing multiple emotions. I also want to challenge the existing norms surrounding the interaction with an existing structure/situation, leading to my idea for the art intervention.
I've see many illustration depicting transfeminine or transwomen as dolls, bringing awareness to the obstacles they face. I want to showcase the same thing for my fellow transmasc/men; there is not a lot of awareness and we're often on the sidelines of the transgender community. For my art intervention, I plan to customize stickers surrounding the idea of masculization, power, strength, and courage of transmasculine and transmen. These stickers' color scheme is going to follow the vintage boxing style of the 90s (vibrant reds, yellows, beige, etc), following the drawing style of action figures. The reasoning I chose to create the character as an action figure is to coincide with the dolls (transwomen/feminine).
The purpose of me reaching out is to reieve guidance on how to go about displaying them throughout New Jersey and New York. I have already scouted a building in Brooklyn, New York; a boxing/fitness gym called "Outbox Gym". It is a great opportunity to reach out to fellow transmascs/men and to be able to spread strength and joy. I would greatly appreciate collaborating with you to further express my art intervention, especially seeing your success with Plastic in the City, and the expansion of spreading awareness.
At the bottom of the email, I've included a brief sketch of the sticker and the first location I want to display it at,
I hope to hear from you soon,
Taina Luna
Phone number: ***-***-****
Email: tluna1@njcu.edu
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