Art. Creation. Design.

About A.C.D.  

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A.C.D.   

Photographer : Tarishi Gupta / Photo Edit : A.C.D. 

Assistant Photographer : Circé Malnoy

Styling : Ariane Velluire  Makeup : Lisa Cooper 

Name :  Amah Cynthia Dongo ( A.C.D.) 

 

Birth Place :  Paris, France

 

Birthdate :  September 14

 

Residence : New York City, New York 

 

Upbringing : I mostly grew up in California time wise. But I spent my childhood in Cote D'Ivoire and Paris prior to moving to California. In the educational years , I lived in London and Miami as well. And obviously New York in the latter years.  I've been living in Paris for the last five years so I  just moved back to New York. so I guess I am a wandering person.

 

Education : 

 

University of California : Davis ( B.A.) English Literature

Davis, California : USA

 

The New School : Parsons School of Design (AAS) Fashion Design

New York, New York : USA 

 

Cal Arts- Typography /History of Logos / Letters- Courses

 

Languages : French & English 

 

Skills : Adobe Creative Suite ( Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, InDesign ) , Microsoft Office,  Photography, Design ( Construction - Womenswear) , Sewing, Pattern Making, Painting ,  Knitting, Drawing, Tech Drawing, Typography, Print Design, Digital Media, Color Theory,  Writing , Painting

 

3 words to describe myself : Chameleon, Maverick, Progressive

 

How I think people would describe me : Enigmatic. I think it takes a while for people to really get me even if I describe myself with a sense of awareness , the lense is still somewhat myopic in a way . I get  a lot of :  you are nothing like I thought you were.  And I like to think the art is an extension of my persona, and every single art or design does have a story. I'm very into creating a narration which lies in the letter Projects, but even with the individual paintings  that exists and some stories overlap or will connect to other ones. 

 

 

Art Narrations: : A painting like Le Grand Prince is my interpretation of  one of my favorite childhood novels of what happens when the Little Prince grows up which was something as I grew up asked does he grow up too? So that is one story for one painting but there is the interpretation that it is the EU symbolically , or the Prince of Europe because of the color thematics. I  did one called Corbusier's Cyclone and I really centered the painting around Corbusier's style and I don't think I can use shapes without understanting perspective , architecture, lighting, or space. So I have to respect the design elements even in painting much like in clothing. It really is the same language. 

 

Colors : I try to use colors in a different perspective. I don't want to use a set of primary colors continually and their are lots of a great artists that use colors brilliantly so I want to be able to push the way we see colors and how to utlize them. 

 

 

"This idea began with me, myself, and I. The perpetual fusion of three compartments into one. I do not believe that the constructs of an artist should be defined by one singularity. Who is the artist? What is it to create? That is a good question. I hope to answer it by the letter Z. Through the first 4 letter projects A-D  : The Age of Butterflies ( Metamorphosis, Cocoon, Caterpillar, and Birth) ; I will explore the duality of each artist involved and their battle of the 3s including myself. I address the psychology of the artist : their id, ego, and superego; and the chaos of creativity. 

 

The artists I am privileged to work with I simply call the 'artgang'. From photographers, muses, painters ,designers, and much more. There is one common trait. The spirit of their hands.  

 

I best describe myself as a true chameleon.  I do try to stay to the elements of art, creation and design for that is where my strengths remain...but I would not trust that either. The most honest thing I can say is : EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. That is what life is. Adaptation. For some survival. By the time I even label myself, I would have already changed and evolved through the nature of life itself.  My adoration and respect of the galleries, museums, and libraries of my youth  are cherished ; and one will see their influences throughout the projects. Anything in relation to that is out of the sincerest respect. I thank them, I love them, and I am probably in there more often than they think. 

 

I think the artworks, 'artgang'  and the nature of  Art. Creation. Design speaks best of the narration and its focus. Despite the range of talents, different styles: I seek to fuse the narration to create one commonality and speak ultimately one voice : The Voice of The Artist . 

 

Thank you for visiting.   " - A.C.D.