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Olivia Cyr
A Musing Confidant
digital photography
October 2006

"My past may be one of the weightiest origins of my ideas. The home and community I grew up in, the attitudes of my family and our overall lifestyle, as well as the defining moments of my life, are what I consider to be the most influential aspects of my past. These influences are inseparable from the subjects I incorporate into my art."

 

 

 

 

Ian Beeuwkes
F6001
print
2006

"I have an enthusiasm for cars, especially European cars from the '60s. My work reflects a frustration with modern design standards. While modern cars are striking, they do not reflect the same passion instilled 40 years ago. I try to reinstate that passion. Proportion is key in giving my cars the correct look. They are more minimal and focus more on implied line."

 

Andrea Gerulat
Summer
chalk pastel
November 2006

"I have always been drawn to the human face for inspiration. It has to do with the notion I have of people seeing human forms or faces everywhere they look. I think it is the spontaneity that keeps art and creating enjoyable and exciting for me."

 

 

 

 

Christy Knights
Rain
o/c, wire
2006

"In my work, it is important that the piece allows for living and breathing characteristics, so that you may want to reach out and explore it with more than just your eyes. I have created these works of texture to make you wonder, explore and feel a part deep within that is truly
thriving."

 

 

 

Constance Parliska
Blinks
oils on canvas – wood supports
November 2006

"Blinks realizes itself as a collection of images bound by the wood that edits them. Images that may emerge in the blink of the eye — those that may be seen in the mind's eye with the eyes closed and those that may be seen with the eyes open. Images visualized while one is otherwise engaged that perhaps manifest themselves as myth, memory or manmade in ongoing Blinks."

 

Yeshi Parks
An Outpost
oil and collage
2006

"Every since I was a child, I found myself drawn to the minute details of the world. I envisioned a world that was infinitely smaller than I could see, and one that was larger than I could imagine. That is why I choose to rescale and recontextualize objects and people. It feels only natural, as a means to better understand the physical nature of the world in which I live."

 

 

Katherine A. McRorie
Untitled
oil on canvas
November 2006

"I am fascinated and obsessed with human form in relationship to body image. The work I am currently doing focuses on these feelings of self-doubt and deprivation. I show my conflicted feelings toward the body through form, composition, color and light."

 

 

 

Pamela K. Jensen
Woodland Pool
oil on canvas
2006

"Ideas come from my environment and spirituality, filtered and impacted by present and past emotions, circumstances and situations. Nature is a part of me and I am a part of it. I study, listen, smell and let it infuse me with its story; this is often what I paint."

 

Corey Drisko
Negative Space 2
mixed media
2006

"For me, art has always been about fun, first and foremost. I enjoy telling stories with my art, so strong narrative elements are important. I'm also fascinated with illustration. Many of my strongest influences come from film, so I take it as a very high compliment when someone tells me my art has a cinematic quality."

 

Justin Woollard
#1: . . . like bright metal on a sullen ground . . .
Nero lead and graphite
August 2006

"I believe in the tremendous potential of human beings to do equally great and horrible things, and my work seeks to address the whole range of human behavior. My primary interest lies in the various ways we all come to terms with overwhelming detail, and what happens when we can't."

 

 

Laura Giorgio
No More Tangles
steel
2006

"I incorporate storytelling into my work and consider my art an expression of latent memories. For me, art is more than just cathartic expression. It is a preservation of memories and a means of forming them into something new."