New York City-based artist, Amber Vittoria, focuses on the portrayal of women within art. Her colorful paintings focus on femininity and the female form, leveraging physical traits such as body hair, overtly extended limbs, and rounded features.
“My work is inspired by women I’m fortunate enough to know, to pass by in the world, and to read about,” she shared with Create & Cultivate. “Making work they can resonate with is so important to me.”
Her art indeed resonated with other women (and men), attracting brands like NBC, Gucci, The New York Times, and Instagram, with which she has collaborated on feminist-oriented projects.
“I aim to pack my days with as many art projects, ways to help others through my art, and ways to change the narrative about women, and how we are perceived societally, so I can be tired enough to sleep through the night,” she explained.
Talking about how she came about to be an artist, Vittoria said: “when deciding what I wanted to pursue career-wise, I started to take close note of which activities I enjoyed purely for the sake of the process. I learned that in areas like math and science I solely enjoyed excelling, whereas in art I enjoyed the work, even if the product wasn’t as successful.”
Take a look at some of her inspiring (and playful) creations in the gallery below.
