Isaiah Legette

Biography

Isaiah Legette is a twenty-one-year-old artist from Copiague, New York. Ever since Isaiah was little his artistic interests were mainly focused on drawing. It wasn’t until his first semester of college that he became interested in painting. He currently attends the Institute of Art and Design at New England College, which is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he majors in Comic Arts. Isaiah has participated in many art and writing competitions. His biggest achievements so far, in terms of writing, were receiving publication in the America Library Of Poetry's student poetry book titled “Illustrious” in 2019, where his poem “Empire State of Mind” appears, and receiving publication in Wingless Dreamer’s 2021 winter poetry book titled “Snowdrops” where his poem “Deeper Than the Snow” appears. His biggest achievements so far, in terms of visual arts, were having some of his paintings featured in the 10 Year Anniversary Issue of Artist Portfolio Magazine as well as in Issue 47 of the magazine and receiving Contemporary Art Curator Magazine’s Collector’s Vision International Art Award, their Power Of Creativity Art Prize, and most recently their Voices Of Tomorrow Art Award. Isaiah’s works have also been featured in many online exhibitions of different online galleries such as Art Room Gallery, Grey Cube Gallery, Gallery Ring, and Art Show International Gallery.

Artist Statement

As an artist, I very much enjoy portraiture. It is the type of visual art that I would say I create the most. Ever since I was a child I enjoyed portraying people through my art whether they be family members, celebrities, or even animated people such as cartoon characters. When creating portrait pieces I sometimes find what I do with the background to be just as important as what I do with the subject. In those cases, that may come from the use of details or even symbolism.
My main goal as an artist is to create work that attracts and grasps the interest of people and causes them to find enjoyment in the work’s meaning and/or aesthetics.

Country USA

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