Artist Statement

My work has been about the possessions we carry with us through life, and what we leave along the way. I enjoy using wax as my foundation material because it mimics the state we are all in when we travel from one place to another. Just as the wax melts into a liquid pool and spills over the fragile edge, it takes on a life of it’s own. I believe that when people travel, they loose the solid foundation of their home, and leave, in search of something new. People have a certain movement to them when they travel, just as the wax does when it falls from the candle on to a new base.

It’s a material that has proven itself, time and time again, always lending itself to the creative ideas of the artist. I have complete control over the wax as a solid, molding, carving and shaping. As the wax changes from a solid form to liquid, I have less control of the wax, and this is the exciting part. The moment of transition, seeing my art turn from one state of matter to another. 

I feel that working more in other mediums will help me to expand on my foundation of wax art. I also enjoy working with ceramics, wood and photography. I am able to explore my ideas in a different context, seeing my themes in a new light. Exploring the subject matter in this way excites me and helps me delve deeper into my true medium. There is a freedom in working with wax that lets me explore the 3-D realm. Art will always be with me, in one form or another, for the rest of my life.

Artist statement ROUGH draft

Lately I have been very interested in introspection and the female form. My installation work deals with basically getting to know yourself, through your freckles. Exploring your body in ways you have not before searching for these spots of pigmentation. In a way if your body was a night sky it’s freckles are your constellations.

I am fascinated by water and liquid. What it feels like to be weightless or suspended, or what one thinks about when they are underwater has sparked my curiosity. Large bodies of water represent the deep realms of unconsciousness, which is a theme present in my work.

I use animals in my ceramic work, because I am attracted to what it means to anthropomorphize. I like how animals can be archetypes for human traits, or what we think of when we contemplate certain animals.

Artist Statement

Bio:

I grew up in Las Vegas and lived there for 20 years before I moved up to the Sierra Nevadas. As a child growing up I can always remember there being a camera of some sort following me. In fact, even to this day my mom still captures every important event in my life. That's most likely why I feel the attachment that I do to the camera...

I am a photographer. It is how I view the world. My eye constantly captures images of moments in time. It is these moments, and the thoughts and ideas that go along with them that I strive to share...

I received my Associates Degree of Applied Science with a concentration in Commercial Photography from the College of Southern Nevada and have gone on to pursue my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Sierra Nevada College.

The Rest:

Recently I have been interested in how my mind wonders. I found myself getting into my dreams and the dream state. I liked this idea of being able to control what you can’t control, making the subconscious tangible, and layering. Symbols and symbolism also presented itself within my work and became a realm I found myself exploring. As I move on from this body of work I want to continue exploring and looking at thoughts, how these thoughts come to us, and how they can inform us.

I am also becoming interested in people and their habits and how they are. I have always been interested in observing and watching people. During the process of my Junior Art Portfolio Review I thought a lot about my daily routine and how I “live my life”. This made me start to think about other people. What they do, how they go about their days, and think about.

I also find surveillance to be a very intriguing thing. Growing up in Las Vegas plays a big role in that for me. When you go downtown you are constantly confronted with these bubble like shapes with these lens-like eyes starring at you, watching your every move, and existing in this environment in which they “should” be hiding.

Bio and Statements...

Ok- so I did two so we can mix and match...

Statement #1

I have an interest in the narrative and an aesthetic that is formal and spare and vacilates from color or moments of defining color to the starkness of black and white. 

I am fascinated by the formal qualities of the old masters and the idea of apprenticeship and an authenticity of technical mastery that is in conflict with today’s art at large- “Art is what you can get away with” (quote from man at Burning Man…) 

I try to reference or bring attention to the things that we neglect, ignore or pass over everyday. My subjects invariably are animals or something in the natural world, structures and space and the things in or just outside the picture frame.

Statement #2

My work is an exploration of formality and aesthetics. The most interesting aspect of my practice is the act of mark making through the application of charcoal, ink and paint; the construction, collaging or reconstruction of physical objects.

I am drawn to the physicality of objects, the structural elements of the picture plane, zooming in on a feature and the balance of light and shadow.

By focusing on these elements my work draws attention to the details and narratives that we often ignore or miss in the environment around us.

Bio

I was born and raised on a cattle farm in western New South Wales in Australia. I earned my BA in English Literature, traveled extensively and followed the snow to the United States. I live and work in Truckee, CA and have for 18 years. I am currently working toward my BFA in 2D practices at Sierra Nevada College.

Artist Statements

http://www.zucotgallery.com/custom/files/philip_carlton_edited_web_info.pdf

  When I create a painting, I strive for perfection. However, when a mirror-like 

rendition of reality is no longer the goal, perfection becomes a malleable concept. I like to 

think of each painting I create as a study in color and light that results in an image that is 

more sublime than the last. It is a process of trial and error: every painting is a thesis in 

beauty that will inevitably be disproved by the painting that follows it. 

I do like the ending of his artist statement... i sort of buy into the BS and don't mind it. i think being able to talk about your work in this way is interesting and job well done.



http://visualinfluence.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/artist-statements-the-good-the-bad-and-the-horrible/

good advice??


Glenn Arthur's facebook page: about me. Artist statement?

Autodidact artist. Imperfect perfectionist. Art Nouveau and Neo-Victorian enthusiast. Hopeless romantic.