Aesthetic Series:
ongoing conversation
I embrace challenging the relationship between craft and aesthetic discourse, expanding on connections between material consciousness, traditional practices and conceptual ideals. By using oil paint as my tool, I am able to expand what I see as intrinsic connections between intuitive experiences and formal representations.
With background of a fine artist and architect, my familiarity with both fields compels me to question the inherent values behind the use of different materials in creating. I believe there is a perception that substances that may dominate a field like construction, such as concrete and asphalt, are components that supporters of the commercial arts market consider to be inferior media, when compared to more traditional fine arts material like oil, acrylics and pigments. Regardless, both practices share a basic drive in that their creators concern themselves with making.
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ongoing conversation
I embrace challenging the relationship between craft and aesthetic discourse, expanding on connections between material consciousness, traditional practices and conceptual ideals. By using oil paint as my tool, I am able to expand what I see as intrinsic connections between intuitive experiences and formal representations.
With background of a fine artist and architect, my familiarity with both fields compels me to question the inherent values behind the use of different materials in creating. I believe there is a perception that substances that may dominate a field like construction, such as concrete and asphalt, are components that supporters of the commercial arts market consider to be inferior media, when compared to more traditional fine arts material like oil, acrylics and pigments. Regardless, both practices share a basic drive in that their creators concern themselves with making.
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