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30.2 September 2009

30.2 September 2009
30.2 September 2009

"Given the chaos of today's world...the only thing I can do...the one thing I know how to do...is to make art. It's art that continues to make sense to me."

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    "Given the chaos of today's world...the only thing I can do...the one thing I know how to do...is to make art. It's art that continues to make sense to me."



Statement

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