Alison Gayne
Land of Peter Pans
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Alice In Wonderland Under The Sea Mural
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Random Acts of...
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Gemini Hotel
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Nov 14, 2009
12 Days of P: EAR Art Show - Opening December 3rd 2009!
I made into the juried show for 12 Days Of Pear Art Show which will display work on First Thursday in Portland, Oregon! For this event the Artist and Social Worker in me have become one.
About The Exhibit:
12 Days of P:ear
The Trim/Vojdani Gallery at …
Nov 14, 2009
Expose Yourself, Expose Your Art II
Today I went to 3rd and SW Stark to drop off art to display at the vacant department store that is for lease. I had the chance to meet with Glen and other artist who were displaying work at the space. The pieces I contributed to the space were two pieces, one a self …
Nov 10, 2009
Expose Yourself, Expose Your Art
Recently, I saw a posting on Craigslist about a call for artist to display art at vacant commercial spaces that are for lease. I contacted Glen Larsen who is organizing this art opportunity. Glen is Ian artist who works for a building development company downtown. …
About
My work tries to catch fragments of the past and share those displaced memories through images. I intentionally used a minimum of colors to symbolize the eternal nature of these moments in time. The objects and actions in the work depict moments of play which represent dreams and aspiration often connected with childhood. Producing small pieces represents a new step for me as an artist in an attempting to create ‘slice of life’ vignettes.
After a lecture by Phillip Glass, I was inspired by what he said about the role of the artist; the vocation of the artist is to bring magic into the mundane. My work has always been about an attempt to bridge life’s mysteries with material truths. The pieces here represent a nostalgic exploration that revisits the mundane moments of childhood and instills a lost, mystical quality to them.
The materials used for the series of these pieces included ink, white paint, black ink, marker, and glitter. The paintings are sealed with a varnish that literally and metaphorically glosses those past moments in time.
Art in its purest form derives out of an intuitive process, and as an artist what I choose to express is channeled from something larger than myself as an individual. The process of making art takes on a deep, visceral, and profound manifestation that evolves beyond ego, the artist, or anything that can be categorized. My work is a continued attempt to bridge life’s mysteries with material truths.
