Welcome, friend!
I am Allison Sylvia.
I create multimedia art and write poetry.
Take a seat.
It’s a pleasure to meet.
I am a New York-based artist and poet. I am interested in the intersections of poetry, art and performance. I create costumes, multi-media collage, and paintings. I find a rhythm to the words each canvas speaks.
VISUAL ART
My art is meant to be interacted with - what began as illustrated chapbooks left on park benches and in subways, developed into full-scale paintings and costume design. My work is multimedia - I play with collage, fabric, origami, crocheted and crystal elements. They are building to a poem.
PERFORMANCE
I started performing my poetry in public spaces and at open mics in 2012. I have performed for Artists Without Walls, Inspired Word and at Electric Forest, House of Yes, The Backroom and other NYC venues for the Poetry Brothel.
MOVEMENT
I am a trained yoga teacher and teach both adults and children in creative ways that allow them to tap into breath and body. I have practiced Qi Gong for the past 5 years and love to share the subtle side of energy work.
Who I Am
I work to create art that is accessible for all. As I grow and develop as an artist, I collaborate and engage my community with humility and respect.
WE ARE ORIGINAL
GodDammit.HaLelUia!MotherFucking.PrAise.the.lOrD!
We need to shed their rules - they no longer apply.
Let us square off.shake hands.and agree :
We are not so different, you and I.
Stop hemming and hAwing.
TorPedo through the M-i-l-e-s of Bullshit and get to the cOre :
Hello there. It's a pLeasure to meet you.
.we are the convergences of vastly different cultures colliding.combining in one
INDIVIDUAL.
That's quite a heavy load to bear.
It's a load we're meant to Share.sharing.is.caring -
We play these streets like a video game.
.but.what.if.we s.l.o.w.dOWn.
.take.a.look arOUnd.
- and.gO.with the flOw.
YOU've been saying it for years.
why don't WE just.do.iT?
HELL is other People.
.but.What.If it's heaven?
.from.AFRICA-to-Troy-to-Greece-to-Rome-to-England-to-the.USA.
.Return - to - HOME.
I am.PrOUD. to KNOW.your
beautiful.BLACK.blOOd.
.courses somewhere.dEEp.in my veins.
There.is No.Flag.left to hide.behind.
There.IS.only US.
