Artist Statement
My paintings are about the space that lies between perception and reality. Not a physical space but a psychological, emotional, and intellectual one. Because that space is invisible, I chose to impose the idea of that space onto the devices of pictorial space. By contorting the illusion of depth within a painting and manipulating the rules of linear and atmospheric perspective, I more closely represent the mental landscape of the relationship of one person to another or of one person to the environment that surrounds them. It is a space of which the viewer will be uncertain, they may realize they do not need to understand something for it to be beautiful.
things that surprise
things that change
things that are indefinable
things that are indecisive
things that are curious
things that are mysteries
things that I have to figure out
things that are smart
things that are confusing
things that are beautiful
things that are awkward
things that are fun
things that are red
things that contradict
things that are eccentric
things that happen everyday
things that are absurd
things that go unnoticed
things that mean what they say
things that I dream about
things that make me laugh
things that I deny
things that are speechless
things that are eloquent
things that sarcasm will not fix
things that are thoughtful
things that are elusive
things that have faded
things that end
-Grace Strattan