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Artist Katie Beall
Sandy Springs, Georgia USA
Falling
Mixed Media
Artist Statement
My work focuses on the idea of disintegration and the fragility of life. As I explore this process of entropy, I also examine our limited perception and understanding of time and our own existence. The driving force behind my work is the anxiety caused by the disintegration of mind and body, and the simultaneous beauty of this universally shared experience.
As the impetus of the work is on the life itself and not the death, the process becomes more important than the product. I use paint to further question the futile, yet seemingly biological, human obsession with permanence; with creating something that outlasts oneself. Through pouring paint and peeling it off of a surface, the paint becomes an object. An object that is capable of movement and life. After my limited manipulation of the paint, I allow only natural forces to effect the work. The work has a life of it’s own that is then slowly worn down by gravity and time. The perception of time always seems to be that it is passing slowly, yet the life of the paint rarely lasts more than a few days. Our narrow perspective in which we view our lives affects our perception of our existence in the same way. The paint’s life then begins to mimic our own, allowing us to see the deterioration brought about over time.
The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries. Artists can be visually expressive but may verbally misrepresent their true intentions or ideas. Please note that we support expression, whether it is controversial or not, but our intention is never to offend.
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Our owner and curator is Linnea Lenkus, who has two Los Angeles portrait studios and has a passion for high quality art. Her goal is to promote artists in her Pasadena art gallery.