M.Brooks, Garden Notes (Green), 2017
ARTIST STATEMENT
In a sustained practice of art making involving an exploration of materials and various means of expression, I have become increasingly focused on the complexities of color and color relationships, while incorporating drawing as a structural springboard.
The process of drawing is peculiarly personal, whether one’s working approach is strictly conceptual, observation-based, intuitive or a combination of approaches. I’m interested in working with forms and color relationships as well as various kinds of mark making to find a balance between abstract and organic references. Other concerns include how formal elements such as spatial relationships, scale and repetition can refer to other systems, experiences, disciplines, languages. To speak in colors, numbers, music, to read trees and sky, to listen, look and look - these seem fundamental to this serious business of catching light, clocking time.
I find it is this process of discovery, involving many decisions, each one building upon the previous decision without certainty of the outcome, but attempting to achieve an improbable balance of elements, to be challenging, often surprising and ultimately meaningful.
The process of drawing is peculiarly personal, whether one’s working approach is strictly conceptual, observation-based, intuitive or a combination of approaches. I’m interested in working with forms and color relationships as well as various kinds of mark making to find a balance between abstract and organic references. Other concerns include how formal elements such as spatial relationships, scale and repetition can refer to other systems, experiences, disciplines, languages. To speak in colors, numbers, music, to read trees and sky, to listen, look and look - these seem fundamental to this serious business of catching light, clocking time.
I find it is this process of discovery, involving many decisions, each one building upon the previous decision without certainty of the outcome, but attempting to achieve an improbable balance of elements, to be challenging, often surprising and ultimately meaningful.