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As she kneeled by a tree stump in Brittingham Park, face mask on and art supplies sitting beside her, Serendipity Stage<\/a> couldn\u2019t help but notice the change in atmosphere. Before the arrival of the coronavirus, the University of Wisconsin art student had painted two other tree stumps for Madisonians to view and appreciate.<\/p>\n

The stump painting had been \u201csuper social because I was right out in public doing art,\u201d she says. But on that recent day at Brittingham, in the midst of a pandemic, \u201cI felt like I was being observed rather than interacted with.\u201d Instead of being able to connect with the random passersby, everyone around her was biking or walking with a mask on, speaking only to the people they knew directly and steering clear of anyone else.<\/span>\n

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\""One<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>As such, the social aspect surrounding Serendipity\u2019s \u201cStumped\u201d project<\/a> has had to evolve. In place of face-to-face interactions, the 20-year-old has received messages on social media from friends and acquaintances expressing their appreciation for her art. \u201cIt\u2019s a way to sort of socialize in an indirect fashion,\u201d Serendipity says.<\/p>\n

Born in St. Croix Falls, Wis., Serendipity is a rising junior at UW-Madison pursuing a bachelor of fine arts in painting and printmaking plus a certificate in dance and movement therapy. She is a deep thinker with an acute self-awareness that sustains her work and makes her an artistic force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n

Staying true to her propensity for introspection, Serendipity has been using art to communicate with herself during quarantine. \u201cArt was kind of this outlet to go somewhere and work through my own feelings,\u201d she says.<\/span>\n

\u201cInner Esoteric\u201d<\/h2>\n

As a result of her contemplation, she created a three-piece series called \u201cInner Esoteric<\/a>,\u201d with each piece being a representation of her evolving relationship with different aspects of herself during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The first piece, \u201cSomething Is Wrong (The Body)<\/a>,\u201d is based on her relation to her body.<\/span>\n

\""Something<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>The second piece, \u201cConduit (The Spirit)<\/a>,\u201d represents the exploration of Serendipity\u2019s spirituality during social isolation.<\/span>\n

\""Conduit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>And the third piece, \u201cLove Letters (The Heart)<\/a>,\u201d came from Serendipity\u2019s thoughts about matters of the heart and specifically her relationships with the people in her life.<\/span>\n

\""Love<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>Quarantine has given Serendipity an opportunity to consider not only art\u2019s impact on herself but also on society. She has spent a lot of time reflecting on what is defined as being \u201cessential\u201d to society, she says, especially now when there is such a divide between essential and non-essential workers. What she has discovered is that the most consistent thing in people\u2019s lives right now is their unprecedented consumption of art \u2014 everything from binging Netflix to listening to music while telecommuting to watching TikTok painters until 3 a.m.<\/p>\n

And although people can\u2019t physically go to galleries, this has only made Serendipity more steadfast in her belief in the importance of public art that allows for \u201can open field for discussion and contemplation,\u201d such as murals and even drive-thru art exhibitions like the one at Garver Feed Mill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s perspective and the global perspective has just really been given a whirl. I\u2019m intrigued to see how it affects not just the course of history but art history in particular. I hope that it\u2019s more artwork that\u2019s focused on mutual caring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As she kneeled by a tree stump in Brittingham Park, face mask on and art supplies sitting beside her, Serendipity Stage couldn\u2019t help but notice the change in atmosphere. 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