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Art
to me should be fun and enjoyable and the same goes for the
act of making it as well as in the act of looking at it. Art
should be captivating and thought provoking. It should awaken
something within those who look upon it and create some form
of an experience for them much in the same manner as the experience
I had while making it.
When
I work, I act instinctually and impulsively; allowing the
piece to reveal itself to me as I work. The making of art
to me is a journey of the self. This act enables me to open
up and reveal to myself, and the world, aspects of who I am
whether they are contradictory to my nature, question it,
or expose it for what it is or what it may not be. Each piece
is a product of myself however they do not necessarily depict
who I am, but they are reflections of and responses to myself
and the world around me. They grow forth from within my own
being, regardless of their content and often gruesome appearance,
they are of me in some way or another and allow me to learn
more about myself.
In
short, each piece is built upon a dialogue and is a summation
of that conversation.
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