Artist Statement: You Are A Work of Art. This phrase is not just the title of my piano, it is a powerful message and one that is deeply needed in a moment where the world is polarized, where messages of hate and unacceptance abound. I hope that when people see a piano covered in the faces of people who were anonymous strangers — but are now translated into art - they will begin to think of themselves and others in a different light. Maybe they will see themselves as worthy of becoming a work of art — maybe the will simply stop to look around them with more interest, or compassion. The piano, in this case, becomes a reason to stop and pay attention —as well as an immediate mode of connection with others — a way to break the pattern of moving anonymously and disconnectedly through the world. As they meditate on what it means to be worthy of being seen, they can enjoy making an artistic connection by making music with others, for others, or simply for themselves.
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A former opera singer, Sarah Nisbett is a self-taught live sketch artist and illustrator. Sarah learned how to draw by sketching her fellow passengers during her commute on the NYC subways. This led her to create Drawn On the Way, a collection of daily sketches drawn live, in the moment, which celebrate the people, moments and objects often overlooked in the rush of our day-to-day lives Through these intimate and often incomplete portraits of strangers Sarah hopes her work inspires people to see the world through a lens of appreciation and acceptance, leading them to view themselves and those around them as living works of art. After years of drawing strangers underground, aboveground and on the way, she hopes her art can help others learn what it has taught her: You are a work of art, and you’re sitting next to a masterpiece.
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