Abstraction, invention, imagination, exploration and metaphor are the basis of my artwork. The goal is for viewers to make new discoveries with each encounter. This work attempts to offer multiple interpretations while challenging our processes of forming associations and meaning. Just as life often leads to unknown surprises, I explore journeys rather than specific destinations.

Color fields and meandering line often serve as the beginning of a process, suggesting organic, anthropomorphic and geometric forms, spaces and interactions. Such artwork could be described as “metaphorical abstraction.” Narrative has been discarded and replaced by a language of color, shape, line and movement. Simplified visual means are utilized to enable complex results.

I accept the notion that life confronts us with chaos. Art can help us come to terms with this chaos. Each day I go into the studio to work and it is if I’ve never been there before. Everything must be relearned and explored on a daily basis, keeping it fresh and inspired. I try to approach this work with an attitude of playfulness, openness and discovery by blending the analytical, intuitive and mystical.

www.brucethorn.com

We live in the realm of awe, wonder and joy. We have the blessing of looking around us, which helps us at being aware of our surroundings. Once we start taking notice of the everyday objects, they no longer remain a still life. I’m reconstructing reality trough my art work. I play with vibrant colors in my pallette to create captivating images for the audience. In this voyage, I give a personalized meaning to each piece. It is no longer a work of art which is depicting inanimate subject matter. My paintings now involve strong sensations, each one speaking for itself and whispering in our ears.

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If all stories have a beginning and an ending, you will find me somewhere in the middle, constantly creating the role of the lead character who will allow the others to see who they truly are inside. Our world has become overrun with images and information, all of it passing before our eyes which can only absorb the smallest fraction of data, process it, and delete it in order to make room for so…mething else. However, within the overflow of information that we have created and which we now live, there is ample opportunity for education, transformation and realization. In reality, things are never as they seem, nor as we intended them to be.

The mediums in which I create my work, were never intended to be used as such, yet almost as soon as newspapers were printed they were being used for purposes other than that which was intended. Not only does this process re-purpose old material, but it takes original images or pieces of images intended to make a certain message and turns them upside-down or into something else entirely, creating a message built out of small pieces of pop culture than says something infinitely larger as a whole. Still even seen as a whole, the process by which my art is created allows the individual to break down the piece into its original components and draw further meaning from their own point of view. In the end what is created is a work of art with a specific message that can still be interpreted in as many different ways as there are people who view it.

Through the use of news paper as a medium and the addition of other materials such as oil paints, spray paints, old books, electrical wire, plastics, children’s toys, and other recycled, re-purposed or reused materials, it is possible not only to create art, but further to create something out of that with was once rendered as nothing. Order from chaos, a puzzle from the pieces, a message from the fragment, a key to the cipher…

www.kylevanheck.com

My name is Kurt Erickson and I am inspired by my faith, the true Creator and His creation, and His people that surround me. Together with my imagination and His creation to influence me, colors and textures start to come alive. I distribute my ideas in a magnitude of mediums. The tools of my trade are vast. It is hard for my ADHD and me to commit to any one type of medium. My artistic passions include painting, drawing, doodling, mixed media, collage, found objects, digital collage, photography, typography, videography, motion graphics, graphic design, web design, original artwork, artistic graphics and I’m sure there are others that have been left out. I love using my God given talent to make beautiful imagery. This thing called ART, it’s just ME!

From childhood, I would spend many hours doodling and drawing comic book charcters. I would litter my church bulletin with doodles while sitting there trying to control my ADHD. I took art classes all through grade school and middle school. When my high school counselor asked if I wanted to take art or a foreign language, there wasn’t any hesitation. I ended up taking every art class offered and my art teacher even made some up for me. My senior year of high school consisted of Government, English, 4 art classes and a study hall that I spent in the art room. I like art! After some life lessons and adventures I would eventually graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005 with a BFA in Computer Art. That sums up my life until now…

If one were to ask me of my true passion… it would be to just make art. I want to make art that draws people in. I want them to know me when they look at my original artwork. They should see my emotions, my faith, my intentions and take something for themselves that will enrich their lives. I know that is asking a lot…

www.ericksonsphotodesign.com

My painting style closely represents an illustration approach with subjects such as, aquatic life, nature, characters, my Guatemalan heritage, etc.
The subject is focused in black and white, while the background is left in charge of bright and vibrant color. By adopting a non-traditional way of utilizing oils and combining them with other mediums, such as ink and acrylics, allows me the opportunity to explore the simple illustration look and feel in my current pieces. My influences range in all sorts of media such as art, design, music, film and even cuisine.

www.carlosbmartini.com