New Paintings
Our
reaction to situations defines us as an individual, and in turn defines our society
as a whole. People have many different views, and morals that justify their
reactions. In my new paintings I
am depicting my own reaction to certain situations as well as reactions I have
observed. I enjoy composing multiple influences, reactions and ways of thinking
that I have encountered onto one canvas so that I can confront them and attempt
to break the segregation of people based on them. Some of the paintings require
the viewer’s own reaction to the piece in order to complete the idea of
multiple ways of thinking about that situation.
In
these new paintings, I am using intense colors selectively to portray a sense
of aggravation to the eye and aggression on the canvas. This is another strategy to addressing
the idea of one’s reaction to a situation and also to the effect it has on the
surrounding composition.
Along
with my focus on the concept of my work, I am also continuing my exploration on
how the body can relate to the space around it. My multiple figure usage is an aid
in addressing the idea of relationships between bodies as a formal element, and
also the relationships between figures as a conceptual element.
I
allow my paintings to choose their direction through my mistakes and experiments
that are first built on a strong foundation of drawing, concept, composition,
and color planning.
Ashley
Garner
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