ARTISTS Artist Statement Exploring the relationships between threads and drawing, between painting and wall, between 3D and 2D, between tentative traces and bold marks
Lines and colour, suggestive of familiar landscapes and cityscapes, paths once traveled on, or perhaps of the places not yet reached,… This work is about striving to find order in mess, a way of creating structure in the chaos, and exploring new possibilities that emerge from this process. In this context, moments of beauty are discovered, found in the little things we usually overlook. 1) the lines: thread-like or wire-like, linking one element to another, creating a story, suggesting a journey taken or path to follow 2) the boxes/grids: a way to put structure in constant accumulation (of mistakes, messes, things to get rid of), to categorize, and to create a system where everything is organized. The box can also function as shelter (home), or can be a means of isolation. At times the boxes become windows, offering a view into another world. The paintings are related to the found objects; using boxes, wire, string, natural objects and other collected rusty bits I attempt to create a context for the paintings, a place where they connect with the space.
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