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Occasionally, I'll wear glitter or blue eye shadow.

Biography

Author Profession: Artist

Nationality: Canadian

Born: December 21, 1992

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Topics

Blue, Eye, Glitter, Occasionally, Shadow, Wear

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My style motto is pretty classic: you give off a positive energy when you wear what you're most comfortable in. Petra Collins

Positive, Motto, Style, Energy, You, Off

I think the gender norms of emotion are horrendous. Being masculine means showing zero emotions, but having the choice to be angry or depressed. Being female means you are one dimensional - if you show more than that, you are a psycho, hysterical, or historically, a witch. Petra Collins

Angry, Think, Gender, Choice, You, More

I've always been fascinated by the desert. Petra Collins

Desert, Always, Been, Fascinated

My mind is changing all the time. I can't live in a space that has a fixed aesthetic. I just need a blank slate when I come home. Petra Collins

Home, Time, Live, Space, Mind, Aesthetic

I remember being 12 or 13 and reading 'Seventeen' and 'CosmoGirl.' They were all about self-improvement. Petra Collins

Reading, Remember, Self-Improvement

I really wanted to feel strong, I wanted my subjects to feel strong, but I didn't know how to do that. It's really hard for, I guess, every woman to not internalize misogyny. I just learned as I went on how to best capture my subjects without objectifying them. Petra Collins

Best, Woman, Strong, Know, Feel, Capture

My lens and my personality, it's just fluid. The art isn't just in one place. Petra Collins

Art, Personality, Place, Lens, Just

The selfie is a powerful tool, but it can also be dangerous, and I am fascinated with the process of it because there is a level of self-monitoring. Petra Collins

I Am, Powerful, Process, Dangerous, Tool

The selfie is revolutionary to me. It is, I think, the only point in history where masses of young girls and women have been able to control, create, and publish images of themselves. Petra Collins

History, Women, Think, Control, Me, Only

For me, art doesn't stop at the gallery space. Petra Collins

Art, Space, Me, Stop, Gallery

My favorite place to go is Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. If you see it at sunrise and sunset, it's like you're on Mars. Petra Collins

Sunset, Death, Sunrise, Place, You, See

I was depressed at a very young age - mental illness runs in my family, especially on the female side. Petra Collins

Family, Age, Young, Mental Illness, Side

I'm so pro-selfie because I think it's a tool that allows girls to create images of their own and of themselves. Petra Collins

Think, Create, Own, Tool, Because

As much as I preach self-love, it's so hard for me to love myself. It's really hard, and it's just about building a good network of people and, in this case, a good network of artists. Trying to live your ideals as best as you can. Petra Collins

Love, Best, Live, Myself, Good, People

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