I draw directly from life, asking what it means to be seen — to hold a pose, to endure scrutiny, to resist it. My marks track time and decision. They are as much about process as they are about the subject, yet the subject remains central: someone real, present, and alive in the room with me. Each piece is an observation and a record of attention — a way of staying with the complexity of another person’s body in space..
Amanda Boyd Yin 