Scott Vassa
Art Therapy, ‘20
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
My work illustrates my experience with gender and the trials and tribulations of identity. I have conveyed identities through clothing, space, and even food. Every piece has had an impact on my journey, and continues to do so as I view them. This series looks back on the past four years of my art in a range of mediums. There are moments of exploration, fluidity, structure, failure, and discovery. It's important to me that my work is candid, because the human experience isn't perfect by any means. The goal of this series is to give an inside look on how I've navigated my identity, and to open the doors to how viewers may explore their identity themselves.
"Monster Dress," 2019, Mixed Media (Acrylic and Sewn Form), 19" x 48"
"Look at all these Fishies," 2019, Oil, 30" x 40"
"Inside Outside," 2019, Oil, 30" x 40"
"My Hand Study, for You," 2019, Oil, 24" x 36"
"My President," 2016, Mixed Media (Acrylic and Collage), 20" x 30"
"Paint the Wall," 2019, Oil, 18" x 24"
"Paint the Floor," 2019, Oil, 18" x 24"
"Oogie Boogie," 2020, Mixed Media (Woodcut Print and Sewing), 18" x 18"
"Self Portrait," 2020, Woodcut Print, 18" x 24"
"Scanned," 2017, Charcoal, 48" x 60"
Scott Vassa
IG: @buffchickqueen
Scott Vassa is a senior Art Therapy student at Temple University. He was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and moved to Philadelphia in 2018. Scott has a range of skills in mediums such as drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, fibers, mixed media, and stage makeup. His favorite mode of art is performing in the bars of Philadelphia as his alter ego, Buff Chick.