Submitted by bencressy on
A painting, and the study of painting can be about many things simultaneously. On one level they are about color and spatial relationships - both formal and felt. Within the construct of an interior space, I use the reflections or images within the painting as the drivers of personal content.
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Submitted by michelleechenique on
My work is about the marriage of disparate elements: paint and paper, wood and hardware, yarn and rusted metal. I search for points of connection between the differences and weave them together to form a new, cohesive whole.
Work begins with a hint of structure: a scrap of sewing pattern, the shadow of a line, a paint drip, texture in a weathered piece of wood, something that creates a hazy road map, destination unknown. The materials set a direction as much as my will. Traveling with a piece becomes a cerebral journey as I weave in an out of an almost meditative state.
Discovering useful elements is surprisingly easy. A walk in the neighborhood, a visit to the market, and beachcombing are wide-open scavenger hunts. Most days offer up something, a fragment of the urban environment. What I decide to cart home will hold physical interest along with an innate sense of place and purpose. This rich combination of both material and meaning is amplified or transformed when interlaced with other items into a new piece.
The process is both ordered and chaotic. At various points a message or story will surface and then evolve until a clear, even obvious direction comes to light. At that point, making visual and perceptual connections through composition become the goal. Letting the work come as it will through the limitation and integrity of material is critical to the endeavor and ultimately to the finished piece.
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Submitted by ornett on
I am interested in the tension between the definite and the amorphous; that place where a hard edge or line meets the saoft and yielding.
In both art and life I think this border between land and sky, sleep and waking, curiosity and certainty, is where we see the most clearly.
Working with molten wax and pigment I build up layers and textures then scrape the cooled paint back to reveal the hidden history of process and form.
Submitted by annelliott on
My works on paper reflect the shapes and patterns I take from my environment around me. Color and texture also play a large role in my compositions, particularly those from fabrics and tapestries. Although I have been working many years primarily in water based paint, I have recently added printmaking to my art practice and find that printed images are a wonderful basis for mixed media works on paper.
The surprise and discovery of how art materials join together in either wet or dry application on paper keeps me going from one series to the next. I don't repeat compositions; every one is new.
Submitted by lindafitch on
"Our job is to record each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today."
Submitted by erinmalone on
As a long-time practicing graphic designer, I have spent many years working with images and contemplating structures of composition with image and typography. The need to satisfy my creative side is expressed through photography and the images that I am both drawn to as a viewer as well as a maker tend to be the antithesis of the crisp, grid bound, modernist typographic, graphic design that I have spent many years making. In recent years, I have added linoleum block printing and bookmaking to my repetoires - mostly as a medium for extending my photography but also as straight printmaking.
Submitted by Oana Art on
City Series Art at Merch: Opening Reception: December 9: 6-10pm
My latest pieces will be displayed through April 4, 2012.
Most pieces are between $60-$100- perfect for you or gifts!
Visit my website starting November 25th for a sneak peek of art available.
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Details and different perspectives intrigue me. Nature, older buildings, and letters influence my work. Taking recognizable items and imagery, I enjoy altering original subject matter to make it more abstract. The end result is a piece that is presented in a new context.
Art has always been a part of my life, both as creator and in experiencing others’ works. Making art since I was a few years old, my first break came at age 6 when I received second place in my first coloring contest. I graduated with a degree in Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and find that an appreciation and love of art only enhances architecture, and the process of its design.
Submitted by Mel Solomon on
Through my lens, as I travel the world, I strive to share with my viewers a photographic glimpse of its beauty and variations of cultures and traditions.