Art-of-Arts

 

  Lisa Batchelder Artist Statement   My work deals with the human condition and emotional duress. I pull from a vast well of knowledge of personal experiences; such as anxiety and the feeling of being invisible. It is an emotional and physical reaction to have no voice. This is a powerless and helpless place. I create imagery that evokes and portrays these moments. I do this in the hopes that the viewer will connect to my work with their own experiences. One of my greatest hopes to accomplish through my art is to let the viewer know they are not alone.

 Do I really want to put silver on my piece? UMM KIND OF LOL 

How does any one really know what matters in Art? Art is very subjective.  I think all input is good even, the input that makes you walk away shaking your  head. Some times in life the only take away from a conversation is how not to treat people.  Art! I love art !! Do you think when some of the first artist painted the caves in Lascaux, France they  would think in five centuries their bulls would be a topic of discussion. Art is telling with education  art brings history.  How do we know a finished piece verses a rudimentary, unfinished piece? We learn, grow, and knowledge happens. Unfinished edges , flat pieces, glue, left on wax, bad coloring, all these things are learned through art. Then School, BFA, MA,MFA,  academia is learning how to get torn apart through art.  It gives you a tough skin with art you have to be fearless. Choke down the criticisms.  There will be some that care and truly want to help you but not all. Many people think...

 

 

                                I have viewed Mr. Codlings work he is a charcoal master.  When I first started to University to earn my BFA I worked only in charcoal and graphite. His work inspires me. I think he had a lot of influence on my nearly works.  I have since moved into color . I was asked why am I setting in the middle of East Texas drawing sea creatures. The sea calls my name it always has even before I was influenced by Peter Codling.  Maybe I need to come full circle I still work in charcoal when in between pieces. I was super excited to be in the London Biennale I was actual in a show with one of my art heroes... even though I have a long way to go.