11'' x 14''
acrylic wash, charcoal, rollerball pen & colored pencil on paper
Monday, April 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
interview and artwork featured on "add my art journal" community
Some of my artwork and a few brief interview questions have been featured on the Add My Art Journal community click here to go forth and and view the entry!
the questions have also been included here for the link-o-phobes:
1) How would you define your style?
I have been influenced by abstract expressionism for a number of years now so I suppose my work could be considered a contemporary sub-genre of it. I usually describe my drawings as biomorphic forms inhabiting abstract structures.
2) What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
I am most influenced by various psychological states and the variety of forms, textures, and spaces that can be used to visually describe them on paper. My greatest sources of inspiration include things from nature and run down architecture that makes for interesting compositions.
3) Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
All the time. I am definitely the type who cannot be without their ipod or cd player. I currently work with my materials spread out on the floor or hunched over a desk. Not exactly great on the neck and back! I suppose my ideal work environment would be something more ergonomically correct. Probably a studio setting with plenty of natural light, a sturdy drafting table and easel, easy access to all my materials, places to pin up references and sources of inspiration and a good amount of background noise. Maybe a stack of cds at my side or just the tv in the background if I don't know what to listen to. Working in a communal environment with friends is also a very positive experience. I currently have a group of friends I like to draw with every few weeks and its really great. Just sitting in the living room watching movies and commenting on each other's work from time to time.
4) What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
I used to use oil paints when I was still into figurative work but now I work almost exclusively with dry, monochromatic drawing materials on paper. My tools of the trade include conte crayon, charcoal, graphite and ink drawn on top of an acrylic wash. Sometimes I add light washes of acrylic inks over a drawing to separate certain forms, but I mainly like to keep things in a fairly neutral range. My paper of choice is rives bfk which is a printmaking paper that I find absorbs light well and just has a good sort of "meatiness" to it. You can scrape it, scrub it, soak it and its still paper.
The reason I now choose drawing over painting is because it gives me a greater sense of connection with the piece. Painting always seemed like a hassle. It felt like a big messy production with so many daunting expectations. Drawing feels much more natural and free to me. Like second nature really. The marks and textures I am able to achieve are more deliberate and specific than what I was doing with paint. I believe that drawing need not be restricted to the preliminary rough sketch or quick study. It can be a complete visual statement on its own that commands a presence just as strongly as a painting can.
5)Name a few of your favorite artists.
It's difficult to narrow it down to just a few since there are so many talented people out there. Lately I have been really into people like Wangetchi Mutu and Julie Mehretu--artists who really see the true potential of drawing as a medium and push it further. Roberto Matta's "Inscapes" also intrigue me since they deal with building a space out of the subconscious. James Gleeson's paintings also blow my mind these days. Really incredible work. All people I look up to artistically and continue to be inspired by.
6) If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
I'm not sure about taking up any particular style but I know I would like to hone in on my technical abilities. I would continue keeping things free but making forms more specific and solid looking.
7) Where can we find your work online? (Flickr, myspace, livejournal, website, blog, etc)
On my journal, myspace and flickr account:
LiveJournal
Myspace
Flickr
Blogspot
the questions have also been included here for the link-o-phobes:
1) How would you define your style?
I have been influenced by abstract expressionism for a number of years now so I suppose my work could be considered a contemporary sub-genre of it. I usually describe my drawings as biomorphic forms inhabiting abstract structures.
2) What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
I am most influenced by various psychological states and the variety of forms, textures, and spaces that can be used to visually describe them on paper. My greatest sources of inspiration include things from nature and run down architecture that makes for interesting compositions.
3) Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
All the time. I am definitely the type who cannot be without their ipod or cd player. I currently work with my materials spread out on the floor or hunched over a desk. Not exactly great on the neck and back! I suppose my ideal work environment would be something more ergonomically correct. Probably a studio setting with plenty of natural light, a sturdy drafting table and easel, easy access to all my materials, places to pin up references and sources of inspiration and a good amount of background noise. Maybe a stack of cds at my side or just the tv in the background if I don't know what to listen to. Working in a communal environment with friends is also a very positive experience. I currently have a group of friends I like to draw with every few weeks and its really great. Just sitting in the living room watching movies and commenting on each other's work from time to time.
4) What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
I used to use oil paints when I was still into figurative work but now I work almost exclusively with dry, monochromatic drawing materials on paper. My tools of the trade include conte crayon, charcoal, graphite and ink drawn on top of an acrylic wash. Sometimes I add light washes of acrylic inks over a drawing to separate certain forms, but I mainly like to keep things in a fairly neutral range. My paper of choice is rives bfk which is a printmaking paper that I find absorbs light well and just has a good sort of "meatiness" to it. You can scrape it, scrub it, soak it and its still paper.
The reason I now choose drawing over painting is because it gives me a greater sense of connection with the piece. Painting always seemed like a hassle. It felt like a big messy production with so many daunting expectations. Drawing feels much more natural and free to me. Like second nature really. The marks and textures I am able to achieve are more deliberate and specific than what I was doing with paint. I believe that drawing need not be restricted to the preliminary rough sketch or quick study. It can be a complete visual statement on its own that commands a presence just as strongly as a painting can.
5)Name a few of your favorite artists.
It's difficult to narrow it down to just a few since there are so many talented people out there. Lately I have been really into people like Wangetchi Mutu and Julie Mehretu--artists who really see the true potential of drawing as a medium and push it further. Roberto Matta's "Inscapes" also intrigue me since they deal with building a space out of the subconscious. James Gleeson's paintings also blow my mind these days. Really incredible work. All people I look up to artistically and continue to be inspired by.
6) If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
I'm not sure about taking up any particular style but I know I would like to hone in on my technical abilities. I would continue keeping things free but making forms more specific and solid looking.
7) Where can we find your work online? (Flickr, myspace, livejournal, website, blog, etc)
On my journal, myspace and flickr account:
LiveJournal
Myspace
Flickr
Blogspot
Monday, April 14, 2008
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