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Vera Curnow
Nov 2 - Feb 28
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Artist Statement |
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After 22 years in the corporate world,
I finally scaled the wall to pursue the images that
lurked in the recesses of my mind... and then I called
it Art (and therefore it was). The intent of this
quixotic quest (spanning over 25 years now) was to find
my reality and to express it in my visual voice -- which
ended up being a paradox of whispers and roars (…and so
it goes.)
My artwork falls into three general
categories:
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The first is influenced by
external needs. It consists of commissioned artwork
(i.e., I draw your dog on a pillow), and then there is
the artwork I do with an eye toward a broader market
(i.e., I draw a dog on a pillow.) Without this category
(that I affectionately call “rent”), the following two
could not exist. |
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A more intimate calling for internal
catharsis motivates the second genre. The paintings in
this category are rife with metaphors that visually
narrate my personal journey– whether joyful or traumatic
(i.e., I am the dog). The work’s ambiguous depiction
leaves room for your interpretation as to any intent,
content or resolution – after all, at this point, it is
as much your painting as it is mine. It is in this
category that I steadfastly hold true to my artistic
integrity. While I’m often surprised by the answers that
emerge from these works, I am more amazed by the new
questions they evoke. |
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Lastly, there is the lure into the
abyss of “What If…?” No roadmap, formula, predisposed
assumptions or self-consciousness. This artwork is more
about the process than the product and any dog is purely
serendipitous. Now is when I mute the volume on external
messages, critiques, and expectations. Here is where my
muse and I plunge into a cranial journey without a
destination. By venturing through this open passage into
the unknown, I can cultivate that elusive element called
“creativity” and separate the Technician from the
Artist. |
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