Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Amanda Lester
Amanda Lester is an artist born and based in Queens, New York. Her work ranges in paintings, drawings, sculpture, and installation.
Crown Shyness
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 2: Memories and Visions of Self (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 3: Loving Eye of Reflection
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 3: Loving Eye of Reflection (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 1: Signs in Scenery (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 1: Signs in Scenery (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 4: Leaves Falling/Flying
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Arrangement 4: Leaves Falling/Flying (detail)
By Liminal Spaces, Places, and Faces
Artist Statement
how art serves as

an object of growth

redefining
liminal
transitional
objects

existing in space.

something that takes us from one state of mind
to the next that
we need to reach.

this piece of awareness,
we are gifted.

depending on how we view or
relate to such object,

endless meaning can lie in an object
endless utilization can lie in an object

endless value can lie in an object

because of what it has
given
extracted
fabricated
represented
created
liberated.


consider how art exists in the real world-
in liminality.

memory blurring
interrupting and
understanding these

experiences— how we can heal
reflect on trauma,
our values, and purpose.

past, present, future


objects that reflect this transition, value, and symbolism to us in a significant way.


the physical world is too temporary to take objects so seriously-

might as well have fun and learn with them.

utilize and work with
instead of possess.

art making as
an act of revolution and freedom
against capitalist, material
possession,
consumption.

the art object as a symbol of freedom, expression, and growth.

a place for healing,
feeling.

objects mirror
the internal

objects mirror
the veil of experience.