We're so excited to welcome Odessa Paloma Parker for our sixth and final edit! Odessa is a style and design-focused writer, editor, stylist, educator, and content consultant based in Toronto. She is the Contributing Art Editor at Globe Style Advisor, and last fall she launched the newsletter platform Opaloma, which features art-based itineraries and interviews with Canadian and international creatives.
Edit 6 - Odessa Palmer
Q:
Why did you choose these works?
A:
I love art that is colourful, lively and a bit hallucinatory. Some of these works are by artists whom I have admired for a while and some are names new to me. And who could resist such a gorgeous photo of a supermoon?!
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Q:
What is your first or fondest art memory?
A:
I remember my dad taking me to a Keith Haring exhibition and an Andy Warhol exhibition when I was pretty young - they were both at the Art Gallery of Ontario. In addition to being very formative shows, I also recall my dad explaining a Guerrilla Girls work to me during one of those visits - the Do Women Have to Be Naked…. piece - and it really ignited my feminist sensibilities.
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Q:
Describe your home style in 3 words.
A:
Good vibes only.
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Q:
Bucket list piece of art you want to see IRL
A:
I’d like to see a Jenny Holzer work out in the wild
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Q:
Oppenheimer or Barbie?
A:
Barbie
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Q:
Minimalist or Maximalist?
A:
Maximalist
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Q:
What is your favourite neighborhood in Toronto?
A:
My neighbourhood, High Park.
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Q:
The best style advice you have ever received?
A:
What’s life without a little glitter?