Artist Statement
Saturday, 28 November 2009 03:08 | 
Written by Melanie | 
I have always had a rich dream life, and a need to make these things I see in my head visible. I use art to squeeze them out like a saturated sponge of its water - to share with others, yes - but mainly to get them out so I can examine them. As a sensitive person living in the 21st century I am constantly soaking up the visual information that bombards us all daily. I believe that all these images are then filtered through my subconscious and shown back to me in dreams. I use visual language to create a plane of reality where seemingly disparate images come together to create a world unique to my experience. I paint and draw from my intuition and seek to distill dreams and memories to their most succinct expression. I allow the physical material I am working with stay fresh and alive so that the image I hold in my head and the material I use to put it to canvas or paper combine to create something that is neither pure abstract expressionism nor surrealism, but rather something in between. I'm telling stories, but the act of painting allows the narrative to evolve as it is told. It is a relationship that fills my life with constant surprise, joy, and terror.
Last Updated (Sunday, 29 November 2009 15:42)
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54 | Written by Melanie |
Opening for "Square One" Friday, January 8th at the Robert Wayner/Black Walnut Gallery. Last Updated (Monday, 28 December 2009 23:29) |
