Sunday, March 7, 2010

Artist Statement (TAKE 1)

In a few sentences, respond to the following question in a comment below...
  • What is the central idea of your concentration? (500 characters maximum)

11 comments:

  1. The central idea of my concentration explores color, angle, line, shape to manipulate planes and focal points. I am using the materials acrylic paint on square canvas.

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  2. The central idea of my concentration is the process of the white delicate paper from the rough wood of trees. And also the start from a contained box to architecturally different forms of unconstrained trees. I am exploring different styles of trees from small to big, delicate and rough, intricate and simple.

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  3. I am using acrylic on canvas to explore the art of words, specifically poetry, and how that connects to images through theme and word connotation.

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  4. The central idea of my concentration is rhythm and repetition. I am showing this by portraying crowds in an abstract way. Each of my pieces try to show a different story about crowds.

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  5. Everyday we go through life, adding another clip to the movie titled with our names. Do we ever stop and pause to see what our actions look like? To see what they have done? When filming a movie the directors take their clapper board and say, “Act 5, Scene 3, Take 2 … ACTION!” Essentially, this is what I am doing with my concentration pieces. I am taking peoples lives and saying “ACTION!” After stating the word ACTION I begin to draw the next scene of a persons life with wire twisting and turning it into the shape that fits it best, with a careful process; highlighting certain twists and turns with color. Just like in filming a movie the process just to get the one scene, of this one act involves many takes as well, until I am happy with the out come. Until each scene is ready for the movie. I am the director, and my sculptures are the actors; all I have to do is say the word, “ACTION!” and they do it. The central idea of my concentration is ACTION!

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  6. Life is full of chaos. Just under the surface of seemingly simple matters is a whole slew of complications. And it is in this chaos I find myself running from point A to point B trying experience life while trying to get through it. Sometimes it seems overwhelming. But there is something in the midst. And there in lies my concentration, in the midst. In the midst of chaotic shapes, colors, and patterns lies method and reason, and in the end, a discernible figure. My goal is to make what looks like happenstance and random become something more to those who look beyond the surface, who gaze deeper. I have chosen to primarily utilize acrylic paints in my exploration, but have also integrated sometimes less than ordinary elements to my canvases, such as leaves, coffee, fabric, and tinfoil to help in adding dimension to the pieces.

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  7. the central idea of my concentration is irony, irony in simple objects. making people take a second look at something ordinary. All the objects are made out of fabric, but in reality none of them are made of fabric. they are all also over sized objects.

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  8. Repetition can be found in about anything. Our daily lives consist of repetition which I believe was influenced by the world around us. In my concentration I am exploring the natural repetition of the world which I believe has had a huge impact on our manufactured world. I use photos to represent how repeating patterns throughout nature makes up our world.

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  9. For my concentration I exploring shapes and line through the use of varied mediums and colors.

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  10. My concentrations central idea is buildings flying apart or getting sucked into the sky. I focus on high detail in a very surreal and possibly abstract situation, using pen, ink, and charcoal. They are unique, frighteningly beautiful images out of ordinary structures.

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  11. my concentrations central idea is showing pollution in people, and everything around it. I'm starting to use color to show that there is some good in people. but everyone is incredibly polluted. whether it be a drunkard, frat boy, pastor, or business man. that's really what I'm trying to say.

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