About the Exhibition

Throughout the process of composing this exhibition, I have grown a lot in not only my technique but also the way I express myself through my art. Although all of my pieces do still correlate with my original themes of  “the big blue unexplored spaces” and “self discovery”, I have learned that the art is not only about the artist themself but how they communicate with the audience and ultimately what the viewer gains from the work. Through the study of two very inspiring artists, Kanghee Kim and Josep Moncada, my work has taken on another meaning. I learned that the art is a lot about the product but also the process. If the artist is able to use the production of their work as an escapism.

The works “alternates”, “head in the clouds”, “VAGABUNDIERT” and “WANDERLUST” were composed mostly digitally while “CLINOMANIA”, “IM BLAUEN”, “look away”, “mom” and “swimming” are works that I made with my hands. The selection of my artwork was then based upon how well I thought it would allow my viewers to “feel”. The first step to doing so was eliminating pieces that I personally had trouble connecting with because I thought that the intensity of emotion for the viewer was dictated by how strongly I felt about the work myself. Secondly, I was concerned with how well the pieces matched with each other, visually. I felt that all of my work had to be striking in the same manner in order to act as an effective catalyst for emotion. The visual patterns that I wanted to keep consistent within my body of work were minimalistic composition and a soft colour scheme mostly ranging in blue tones. Additionally, all my artworks are connected in the sense that they are all active; they incorporate a rhythm and flow. 

The primary material used in my artwork is oil paint; it gives me great control over the artwork that I am creating. While it may seem ironic to try to express a natural phenomenon with a high level of control, as the work is a lot about the artists themself, in an environment where I don’t feel like I am in control of a lot of things, changing it for myself in my art is very relieving. Another recurring technique is digital and the use of Adobe Photoshop. With digital work it is also very easy to edit and manipulate things. Regardless of the material used, all of my pieces establish depth, whether that be created physical or virtual space, in order to emphasize the complex and multidimensional aspect of life. Even the Oil paintings on canvas extend to the sides of the canvas to further support this idea.

An additional part to my exhibition is the night light projector. The blue lights and stars that move on the projected surface are an extension to the overall feeling of my exhibition. Blue light is known to be used as a calming tool , yet it makes the whole space a lot more dramatic too. My works are divided onto two walls, yet they are seen as almost just one. As I spent too much time trying to get all of my works to be interconnected, I wanted to be able to display that to the viewer too as the ability to view all of the pieces at the same time can truly aid the understanding and meaning of the artist's expression.