This week, one of my pieces is featured artist on Etsy Art Blog. The piece is titled, "things that I remember" and is part of the latest 48x48 series on gratitude.
Monday, September 20, 2010
A Feature on, Etsy Art Blog:
This week, one of my pieces is featured artist on Etsy Art Blog. The piece is titled, "things that I remember" and is part of the latest 48x48 series on gratitude.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Intimations : 6.26.10
Intimations is a documentation of emotional reactions to events that have occurred in my life. This
body of work is a series of 15 monotype prints that were created one piece a week. Each piece
contains secrets, statements, and utterances, which I only became aware of during the creation
process. The work deals with memory & connecting emotions to a moment. It is self-exploration. It
is the place we are forced to go in order to claim healing and empowerment.
A repeated concept in the works on paper, as well as the 48x48 series is, “gratitude”. With a
thankful heart, I created the 48x48 pieces, in recognition of my father and grandfather. They
feature images of objects and materials that were frequent sights in my childhood. When I re-
connect with these arbitrary items, I remember safety.
My process includes a method called, auto-matic writing, where I subconsciously journal to find the
place my mind is dwelling. Many of these writings have been torn from my sketchbook and are
incorporated. I think generally everyone can relate to subconscious honesty and authenticity. I
hope that one can view the series with sensitivity and awareness of the human condition, and in
that sense, might relate, and have a dialogue with the work. I believe we all have a common story,
and, in part, all things are relative. My hope is that when confronted with the work, one is obliged to
remember their own condition, and in essence, have compassion.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Why Conceptual Art?
The essence of abstract expressionism is conceptual art, meaning that while principals and elements of design are considered in the composition, the concept in most cases is far more important than the aesthetic qualities of the piece. Concept driven work can be loaded with emotive content.
My recent series of works on paper are documentations of emotional reactions to events that have occurred over the past few months. It's an archive of self-exploration.
?Why should anyone find this significant? Because, as people, as a unit, as a society, we can ALL relate.
There is a narrative that I'm offering. If the viewer will take a few moments to become aquatinted with the work, I hope they will find a genuine human connection with the piece. We have common conditions, emotions, and reactions. There is an opportunity to understand, relate, and take comfort.
life:
Definition: person's experiences
Synonyms:
attainment, behavior, circumstances, conduct, development, enjoyment, enlightenment, growth, hand one is dealt, happiness, human condition, journey, knowledge, lifestyle, participation, personality, realization, suffering, trials and tribulations, vicissitudes, way of life, world
Saturday, April 10, 2010
my life in art
I'm obsessed with time because I want to keep you with me
I'll fix it
Thursday, April 1, 2010
this is not just a bear...
I still sleep with him every night, and have since I was four. Someone special gave him to me. I keep him on my bed, I kiss him before I leave for the day.