Emil Stoetzer, Mission Report: A Fusion of Illustration and Multidisciplinary Art
Emil Stoetzer is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, Ontario, Canada. They are a queer, neurodivergent artist whose work focuses on the lived queer experience, intersectional feminism, and socio-political happenings through fictional narratives and characters.
My artistic practice focuses on fictional characters, story-telling, and socio-political issues through an intersectional feminist lens. As a queer, neurodivergent person, I must acknowledge the privileges I have and lack. I must also critically analyze how my privileges intersect with various other identities within society and know what I can and cannot speak on. Power is a multifaceted, complex issue in which my work delves into via overt messages or integrated into the themes of the work.
In my work, I aim to inflict large-scale change through activism and small-scale change through influencing someone’s perspective. In my practice, the theoretical framework of Clay Sreakley’s “All artwork is inherently political” rings true. All artwork is political because the artist, a human being, is inherently political. One must exist to create art and by existing one has or has been influenced by politics. Being ‘apolitical’ is a privilege and a political identity of itself. I use art as a tool to convey passion and connect myself with others on multiple levels. I aim to convey power through representation, stories, and designs in my work and through these themes I aim to start conversations that can make people uncomfortable.
