Thursday, October 13, 2011

Out of the woodwork

I recently put together a body of work called "Out of the Woodwork". These painting were inspired by a long board that was given to to me. My boyfriend bought the board from his roommate (one of the co owners of Northern Pines Long boards). They allowed me to paint the bottom of my board however I wanted. I love the look of paint on wood so I developed a series of painting that were done on wood panel. I will talk it more in later posts but for now I want to just show the images.

When you learn the details of an issue, may it be politics, environment, or world hunger; the importance becomes clear. However, when you are presented with many issues at once it becomes overwhelming and to a degree--- they lose meaning and value.

Recently I have felt overwhelmed by conceptualism. I would attend critiques or visual lectures, and I saw each artist focus on a different crisis. Over time, none of the issues these artists were so passionate about meant anything to me. I wanted to feel the passion they had for their subject matter, but I was becoming overwhelmed. So I created a body of work that uses imagery that illustrates each issue. Yet when you look at them do you find them beautiful or meaningful? When the meaning of the Art comes out the Woodwork do you feel an emotional response or does it feel redundant surrounded by all the issues at once.


Who do you expect to raise your children

Big Problems
Civilian
Japan

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