Featured DOMA Artist - Gina Peraldo

Gina Peraldo is one of the dedicated DOMA artists that helps with projects each week. She is currently attending the University of Nevada, Reno pursuing an arts degree. Here is an artist statement from her:

Making art has been a challenge for me. I had quit my pursuit of the arts for several years believing it to be frivolous, but He’s opened my eyes to see that it can speak to people on a different level and that it is relevant. It can be very exposing to create, but it’s a gift. He was and is the ultimate Creator. He is my inspiration and the reason I have moved forward in this area of my life.

I enjoy most forms of art and have more recently taken up working with video. I’m hoping to do more collaborative work with musicians and dancers upon graduation and am excited to see how He’ll incorporate the arts into this next phase of life!

Gina has created some incredible works over the years, here are a few examples:

These three pieces are part of a series I’m currently working on which are based off a published photograph of me dressed as Sleeping Beauty in “Fairytale News” a newspaper project that I was involved with as a child. I have used the printed photograph of me dressed as Sleeping Beauty, the bride of my Charming Prince (and real life fourth grade crush!), and expounded upon it to explore ideas of death and life; being covered and revealed.

Crown, Spring 2009

Covered: The Two, Spring 200

Beauty, Spring 2009

This next portrait addresses our worth in Christ. I chose to depict this reality through a self portrait filled with symbolism that relates to scripture and symbolism which I relate to on a more personal level.

Of Great Price, Summer 2008

Rain Room - Series of Photos

This piece was done as a collaboration with another digital media student, Fall 2008. We found our inspiration in the works of Olafur Eliasson, James Turrell, and Hans Arp. My personal inspiration was in using water to “wash”. Water brings growth and newness.

The piece, which could be seen through a small window in the door, brought the outside in. We played with light through the use of a strobe and left our requirement to incorporate sound to the spattering of rain on our board. We had a pump running throughout the day which kept the flow of water coming down from two inconspicuous shower heads.