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In my recent
body of work, I have chosen to focus on the contrast
of different formats and finishes on large canvases
and small, box-shaped panels. In many of my
paintings I’ve used bird abstractions. I create
different levels of activity by manipulating the
context of this image. There is a still or calm
aspect to the majority of the birds that occur in a
sitting position within the small boxes. However,
with 40 of the multi-colored boxes grouped together,
the birds seem to activate. In contrast to the
boxes, my larger pieces give the viewer an
abstracted environment and allow the images to
become free within the composition. The silhouette
looks as if it could leave the surface or roam if it
wanted to. One gets the feeling that the birds are
just passing through the larger paintings rather
than being trapped in an object, as they are on the
box shaped panels.
Overall, this whole body of work progressed through
itself. The inspiration, which was somewhat
seasonal, really came from doing the artwork
itself. The more I created, the more I was
motivated to create more, and experiment with the
various forms, shapes, colors, finishes, and
formats. The artistic expression really paves its
way through the execution of the whole project.
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