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Artist’s statement highlights how intertwined forms illustrate autism’s complexity, suggesting interdependence strengthens community bonds.
Artist’s Statement: In this composition, blue arms and hands loop through one another, their curved pathways forming an infinity symbol, representing autism and neurodiversity. The intertwining arms create loops that depend on one another for completion, and no single form stands alone, but rather each contributes to the pattern of the whole. This signifies interdependence and how the individual is part of a larger collective. As with Infinite Links, I used a palette of blues, the overlapping colors and curves creating depth and fluid movement while maintaining chromatic unity. The spectrum of blues also suggests the heterogeneity within the autistic community yet their overlap creates a unified whole, illustrating how diversity strengthens rather than fragments communal bonds.
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