watercolor, color pencil, ink; 20×16″
“Do you ever think about religion? Who do you follow, what do the people back in the name of that deity, how do they go about reaching new people? I grew up in a household where one half of the extended family is devout Catholic and the other half is not religious at all. As I grew up I faced judgement from the Catholic side, for wanting to dye my hair, to the music and movies I decided to engage with. My piece is to make people think about how actions are excused, words are used against others in the name of “God”, and how people turn a blind eye to it all. The man in purple shows the “royalty” and power he holds over people, holding the theater masks, jumping from one act to another to either attract or judge those around him in the name of God.”
ARTIST BIO: Lily HAIGHT is a grade 11 strudent at Butler Tech School of Art studying art under art teacher Mary Catherine Ruby.