After a few days of consideration, I have come up with my revised artist statement:
I make artworks that synthesize texture and flat images, and sometimes language, because I want to engage the viewer in my personal, reflective narratives. I want to approach art as a sort of catharsis, a way to express complex emotions of love and loathing, hope and despair. When I first begin a piece, I start with the specific emotion or experience I want to capture. After I decide what the essence of the work is, I use this information to guide my choice of medium and style. I tend to favor a palette of blues, purples, and pinks, but vibrant hues in general are a usual feature of my works. I prefer to work with bold colors because I intend for my art to demand the viewers’ attention, rather than just patiently waiting for them to notice it. I pay attention to texture because I want the artwork to take up space meaningfully, so that it reaches out to the viewer. The text is always my original writing because this makes me more vulnerable and therefore more personally invested in the piece. I highly value honest expression, even if it makes me or the viewer uncomfortable. I usually work with a technique that supports my content. Currently, I am working on a piece that demonstrates the relationship between the mind and body. It reflects a personal struggle with the darkness that certain thoughts may bring, and how that darkness can take up more space than you would think once you look -- really look -- inside of yourself. The purpose of this work is to draw attention to the dimensionality that darkness within ourselves may possess, thus making our bodies feel flat. A display of vibrant colors is sometimes merely a futile attempt to hide the amorphous pain we hold within our minds. I use the blackness and texture to draw the eye immediately to the head space, but the vibrant colors of the figure also demand the viewer’s attention, therefore creating an overall commanding work.
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