Artist's Statement
I believe in everything. Not in the sense that I am non specific, but rather that the exploration of the infinite constantly inspires me. This is why I am an artist. I make art in order to explore ideas I am fascinated with at the time, ideas that begin to shape my reality. Currently, these include the concept of duality, the idea that there is a part of us with no name (not the soul, but something wilder, something organic), the truth of connection, and the roots of truth and whether or not they exist. My strengths as an artist include bravery, an open mind, empathy, a deep desire to adventure and challenge, and my exploration of other art forms.
I am inspired by artists such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Vincent Van Goh, Adrian Piper, Jomny Son, Donald Glover, J K Rowling, Emma Thompson, Hedy Lamarr, and Jodie Whittaker (among many others). Their creations are the collisions of what exists with what does not exist, and the bravery it takes to create in that way is provocative. “'If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you've got to realize that influence is not influence,” he [Jean Michel Basquiat] said of his process. “It's simply someone's idea going through my new mind.'” (http://www.artnet.com/artists/jean-michel-basquiat/) I am also inspired by myself, my life, and my experiences. I grew up in a giant a-frame house atop a hill, in a forest, surrounded by people who were both creative in their own ways and encouraged my rapid growth as a young artist. Since childhood, I have explored different types of art. Some of my most profound experiences regarding art have happened within the last year. I studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London last Fall, I visited MoMA and a small private gallery featuring contemporary artists in NYC, I saw a production of Angels in America on Broadway, and I found my soulmate. In Angels in America there is a quote, “I never imagined losing my mind was going to be such hard work", which explains my relationship with art. Once you begin to create, once you break down those walls of normalcy, you are dragged, stumbling, by your own passion into creation. Patsy Rodenburg talks about theatre being the truth, and that is why she loves it (https://www.ted.com/talks/patsy_rodenburg_why_i_do_theater). And I agree, I believe art in every form is the truth, or in some cases the disapproval of the entire idea of one ultimate truth. I aspire to create art in five dimensions (http://maggieomoore.weebly.com/blog). I hope to be seen, to be listened to, and to be understood. I aspire to create change where I see that there is unhappiness and I hope to inspire where I see there is no change. Alongside these more general aspirations, I aspire to act as the Doctor in Doctor Who, create an ever changing exhibition with my love of the art we create together, release my music to the world, and write a novel. |
"Here's To The Ones Who Dream"
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Tomato Pie
Watercolor
What is the central idea of your concentration?
Part of being human is having serendipitous, inexplicable moments of impact that soon become the vertebrae of who we are. My portfolio aims to capture some of the moments from a girl named Calypso Starre's personal repertoire of moments. Calypso Starre is a fictional version of myself in the story that I am writing called "Tomato Pie".
How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples. When referencing specific images, please indicate the image numbers.
So often these moments are more than just what they appear. Through the use of watercolor I aim to capture not only the outer layer of the moment but also the transparency of it. In image 2 Calypso is auditioning for a British acting school. The outer layer of the moment is painted within the circular images set on top. These images are all parts of the human body that, actors especially, use to convey emotion. The transparency of this moment is the world I built behind Calypso using varying watercolor techniques. There are people that inspire her, places she longs to be, and an infinity she possesses symbolized by the starry skyline. When he outer layer and the transparency of the art piece come together it reveals the profundity of this moment to Calypso. In image 11 I used an overhead perspective to illustrate Calypso's enlightened perspective after her experiences throughout the plot of the musical. The scene appears to be normal, just her sitting at a desk, but upon closer inspection every item has meaning that relates back to the transparency of the moment. Calypso has finally created herself and is starting to understand who she is, and these items all symbolize a part of her. I used the duality of a moment theory to create twelve moments of Calypso Starre's story.
Part of being human is having serendipitous, inexplicable moments of impact that soon become the vertebrae of who we are. My portfolio aims to capture some of the moments from a girl named Calypso Starre's personal repertoire of moments. Calypso Starre is a fictional version of myself in the story that I am writing called "Tomato Pie".
How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples. When referencing specific images, please indicate the image numbers.
So often these moments are more than just what they appear. Through the use of watercolor I aim to capture not only the outer layer of the moment but also the transparency of it. In image 2 Calypso is auditioning for a British acting school. The outer layer of the moment is painted within the circular images set on top. These images are all parts of the human body that, actors especially, use to convey emotion. The transparency of this moment is the world I built behind Calypso using varying watercolor techniques. There are people that inspire her, places she longs to be, and an infinity she possesses symbolized by the starry skyline. When he outer layer and the transparency of the art piece come together it reveals the profundity of this moment to Calypso. In image 11 I used an overhead perspective to illustrate Calypso's enlightened perspective after her experiences throughout the plot of the musical. The scene appears to be normal, just her sitting at a desk, but upon closer inspection every item has meaning that relates back to the transparency of the moment. Calypso has finally created herself and is starting to understand who she is, and these items all symbolize a part of her. I used the duality of a moment theory to create twelve moments of Calypso Starre's story.
"Papa"
Copic Marker
"A Portrait of Loneliness"
Sketch and Wash Pencil
"Charlie"
Charcoal
"Where is the Queen?"Ink, Pencil
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"Junior Self Portrait"Copic Markers, Ink
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