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Artist Janine Aykens
Edina, Minnesota USA
Apple and Oranges
Oil Pastel
Artist Statement
This piece began with simple shapes; order coaxed from chaos over applications of several layers of pigment, alternately adding and subtracting to build up a rich, textured surface.
My treatment of the subject is to develop forms that do not strictly represent objects, but are based on associations and memory, to incite the viewer’s personal experience. Multi-layered images arise to engage interpretation rather than simply observation.
My work breaks the passivity of the spectator; I want the viewer to become part of the art as a kind of added component. I invite the audience to join me on the adventure of artistic discovery, as the push-and-pull dance conjures forth a suggestion of everyday objects or elements of nature from what was once a bare surface.
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