color coded, woodcut, 2007
16 x 12
Artist statement for GUTS
"Treat everything as an experiment" -John Cage
1. Define the question
What happens if I consciously try to seperate the physical and mental components of art making? In other words, can I experience and express 100% subconsciousness while I'm awake and creating?
2. Gather information and resources
-South African rock art involving shamanistic trance
-Wassily Kandinsky's improvisations and compositions
-Jackson Pollock and art for art's sake
-The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal
3. Form hypothesis
I predict the art making trance will be challenging at the very least because consciously deciding to do anything will make 100% subconsciousness hard to attain! However, something new and unexpected will probably happen and I'm bound to learn from it.
4. Perform experiment and collect data
-Make woodcuts, ink and layer them in a random order.
-Make screenprints, and layer them on top of the random woodcuts.
5. Analyze and interpret data
So far, each print speaks back to me in a unique, yet visually unified language. Naturally, I'm interested in what others have to say about the work. Contact me!
6. Publish results
See calendar for scheduled exhibitions of GUTS.