Contemporary Artist Joseph thompson |
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This page contains artists' statements and ramblings compiled mainly as a record of the constants and changes I experience as an artist.
Artists' statement 2006
Spontaneous creation. Intentionless flow. Subconscious meandering. Like the artwork itself, the language to describe it seems to come to me in bits and pieces.
Consciously, I pay attention to technique and craftsmanship although the sculpture that results is something that I, like any other viewer, am seeing for the first time.
I surround myself with pieces of wood. cloth, rock.tubes of paint and life,then I let my need for organization start finding places for these parts. By addition and subtraction work is carried on until there is nothing left to do. this sometimes happens quickly but with most works has taken years as if I need to acquire the specific knowledge or experience to complete the next step.
The process resembles seeds sprouting. Some have been long dormant, some are freshly planted, all are waiting for the right ingredients to come together so growth can begin. Whether slow or quick, the growth happens as a collaboration between spiritual, emotional and physical environments.
Consciously, I pay attention to technique and craftsmanship although the sculpture that results is something that I, like any other viewer, am seeing for the first time.
I surround myself with pieces of wood. cloth, rock.tubes of paint and life,then I let my need for organization start finding places for these parts. By addition and subtraction work is carried on until there is nothing left to do. this sometimes happens quickly but with most works has taken years as if I need to acquire the specific knowledge or experience to complete the next step.
The process resembles seeds sprouting. Some have been long dormant, some are freshly planted, all are waiting for the right ingredients to come together so growth can begin. Whether slow or quick, the growth happens as a collaboration between spiritual, emotional and physical environments.
Artists' statement 2008
When my mind is quit and my heart is calm creating art is an effortless flow.Understanding the needs of the work at hand and drawing technical skill from long experience is automatic.
Trusting the connection with my media supplies direction and design. Often the pieces I need appear magically out of literally thousands of pieces of wood, cloth, rock, bone, wire and many tubes of paint.
My intention is to create works that speak to the viewer in beneficial ways hopefully imparting the joy I feel when creating the sculptures.
From this process I learn about life and gain a constantly renewed energy for that awesome dance.
When my mind is quit and my heart is calm creating art is an effortless flow.Understanding the needs of the work at hand and drawing technical skill from long experience is automatic.
Trusting the connection with my media supplies direction and design. Often the pieces I need appear magically out of literally thousands of pieces of wood, cloth, rock, bone, wire and many tubes of paint.
My intention is to create works that speak to the viewer in beneficial ways hopefully imparting the joy I feel when creating the sculptures.
From this process I learn about life and gain a constantly renewed energy for that awesome dance.