Vegas Stripped: Animating a world full of intense emotion — VIDEO

By RACHEL ASTON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

June 23, 2016 - 3:07 pm

Cristina Paulos is a Vegas-based artist and animator whose goal is to bring out humanity in her art. As someone diagnosed with a mental “illness”, one of her challenges has been to explore what exactly that means with her art. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Cristina Paulos is a Vegas-based artist and animator whose goal is to bring out humanity in her art.

As someone diagnosed with a mental “illness,” one of her challenges has been to explore what exactly that means with her art.

You can follow Paulos on Instagram at @cristinapaulosart

“Vegas Stripped” is a weekly profile series appearing on reviewjournal.com and on the Review-Journal’s Facebook page. Find Rachel Aston on Twitter: @rookie__rae

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