About
Aleece Bustamante is a first-generation college graduate from Georgia studying both studio art and art history. Her foray into art began with an interest in tattoos and has led her to develop a dual practice as a creator and researcher.
As an artist, she works primarily in painting, drawing, and collage. In drawing and painting, her focus is on abstraction, the human form, and the development of unique visual language. In collage, she often addresses her experiences with gender, misogyny, and dating in the internet age. Her work has been featured in several independent and student-led exhibitions, as well as Oglethorpe University's literary magazine The Tower.
Of her studio practice, she has said:
I approach art as an intellectual experiment more than a person pursuit. I find myself driven more by stylistic impulses than any desire to express something internal. Frankly, meaning gives me paralysis, so I tend to avoid it and create to stimulate my visual sense.
Bustamante’s research in art history primarily focuses on costume and fashion history. She has a particular interest in kink and punk fashion and their migration into the mainstream fashion industry. Most recently, she has shifted focus to the Transcendental Painting Group while developing a new series of paintings.
