ArtDrunk’s Picks: Kindred Connections

Curated by Gary Yeh and Taylor Zakarin of ArtDrunk

Art is a catalyst of and a mediator for empathy and emotion. It wields the power to inspire, anger, enliven, uplift, and bond. At its core, art is a visual expression of a feeling, a place, a memory, and a moment—the intangibles that connect us with one another. 

ArtDrunk was born out of a desire to pivot the dialogue around art away from the pervasive narrative of stiff exclusivity and, instead, help reclaim the emotional power that art and artists hold. The works included in this collection share, whether literally, figuratively, or through their materiality, a focus on connection—familial, cultural, geographical, and emotional.

A number of the works below directly reference …