Hello! I'm Molly Rahtz, an artist from Cincinnati, OH.
I'm currently a student at the University of Cincinnati majoring in Fine Arts, minoring in Film and Media Studies.
I create paintings and video art that comment on the experience of being an artist in a society that seeks to diminish the voice of the creator. My works verge on the edge of comedic sarcasm, illustrating the fears of my generation of a future foretold in deceptively dystopian sci-fi movies. I combine deeply personal stories and anecdotes with mythological references, psychological experiments, and film theory/composition to explore the challenges of individual preservation in a late-stage capitalistic world. In a world that prioritizes profit over creativity, I contemplate the weight born by the artist, and seek to provide a catharsis for those who feel that heaviness.
Letterboxd Four Favorites: Tenet, Se7en, Bullet Train, Strange Darling
Fun Fact: My artwork is featured in the opening credits for the movie Bones and All (dir. Liza Guadagnino).
EXHIBITIONS/
PUBLICATIONS
Cincinnati Art Club Scholarship Show
Cincinnati Art Club
May 2023
Exploring Screen Media
Virtual Exhibition
April 2023
Exhibition
Creative Failures
Deshon and Schlachter Library
April 2023
Sophomore Research Studio
Tabula Rasa Gallery
December 2022
SOS Art Show
Publication
May 2020
SOS Art Show
Art Academy of Cincinnati
May 2019
Congressional Art Show (Semi-Finalist)
Union Terminal
May 2019
