mnartists.org: James Michael Lawrence

7.4 November 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:37:13 GMT

One of a new series - which finds me switching my focus away from my conscious thinking - and reassigns it to "the bigger picture" - JML

30.2 September 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:23:39 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a ‘recognizable’ style. I am comfortable with the number of ‘stylistic’ turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that’s terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I’ve embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today’s world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it’s ‘art or not’ in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I’m doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an ‘art experience’ with my works, that’s very good. If it does not, that’s equally as good. I find the creative ‘search’ I’m involved in, the creative ‘path’ I’m on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all ‘information’ that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it’s approaching a point where I’ll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

15.2 August 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:01:19 GMT

As i segue into my last years - I find myself returning to the twin themes of loneliness and longing. This is a self-portrait drawn upon my ties to the sea through my father's side of my family. I can't swim. I'm petrified of water. Curiously - my first career goal was to become the next Jacques Cousteau. Now - I long to sail away - to where - I have no conscious idea. However - my focus remains on the horizon - and what's ahead for me - just beyond its edge.

25.1 June 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:22:39 GMT

15.1 April 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:49:20 GMT

8.1 April 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:50:36 GMT

4.2 March 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:25:57 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment.

2.2 March 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:44:35 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment.

3.2 February 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:22:22 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

20.1 January 2009

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:34:11 GMT

6.1 December 2008

James Michael Lawrence — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:20:45 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

24.2 November 2008

James Michael Lawrence — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:55:25 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

23.1 November 2008

James Michael Lawrence — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:42:23 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

21.1 November 2008

James Michael Lawrence — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:12:54 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence

25.1 October 2008

James Michael Lawrence — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:12:00 GMT

My art centers around finding out what happens when textures collide, what happens when colors overflow into one another, what happens when surfaces are filtered, what happens when I push myself in the exact opposite direction in terms of choosing the tried and true compositional methodology of my past works. I have been observing on a conscious level the role that chance has come to play in my creative process. I refuse to become entrenched in a 'recognizable' style. I am comfortable with the number of 'stylistic' turns my work may take from day to day. If one day it appears to be Asian-influenced and the next appears to be based on graffiti...and then the next day it appears as something completely different from any of that...I think that's terrific. Actually, if from one day to the next there appears a sameness in the works...I scuttle any further attempts to repeat or reprise them, and go on to explore other avenues. The works can run a gamut - from appearing rough and even inept - to appearing overly slick or commercial. Computers allow me to approach imagery in ways no traditional medium is capable of. During the past decade, I've embraced digital art-making whole-heartedly. It makes me feel more closely connected to today's world, where technology has expanded into virtually every aspect of our lives. Whether it's 'art or not' in the eyes of the local art community or a larger public, is unimportant to me. If what I'm doing affects viewers to an extent that it helps them to have some sort of an 'art experience' with my works, that's very good. If it does not, that's equally as good. I find the creative 'search' I'm involved in, the creative 'path' I'm on, to be very exciting. Being able to bring together and unite - without any planning beforehand - elements from the natural world, my spiritual and intellectual interests and concerns, my dreams, my unconscious thoughts, my ideas of the moment - throwing in or throwing out any and all 'information' that may ebb and flow through my senses during the creative act / the creative process - is completely astonishing to me. My work is evolving...while I evolve along with it. I have a strong sense that it's approaching a point where I'll come to understand the essence of my creative process and how it infuses my imagery with a reality beyond my own. I continue to work in anticipation of that moment. James Michael Lawrence