Arlo by Luka Weinberger

Arlo, 2023
Luka Weinberger
9″x12″
Mixed media on cotton paper
850

Arlo
They/Them
Pan pastel, conte, and white gouache on cotton paper
2023

Arlo identifies as agender. In their own words, “Gender is a party that I really don’t feel like attending.” I immediately pictured a monochromatic palette to exemplify this. Arlo’s conduit for gender euphoria is makeup, and so I decided to use pan pastel, which is an archival parallel to eye shadow, and conte crayon as an eyeliner pencil substitute.

“…Ultimately I don’t feel like a girl, just a soul in a body. Transness became one of my most proud parts of my identity and has changed my worldview and perspective immeasurably.”