Monday, April 21, 2014

Artist Statement Bari Blanga

I see good ideas, irrelevant ideas, failure and accomplishment in my work, but above all I see the recreation of what I want to portray and how each and every one of my ideas comes together in my final piece. What I like about my work is that when I begin a piece I am most of the time unsure of the meaning but as I continue to progress and work on it I find that definite meaning instantaneously.

Nostalgia is a reoccurring theme that tends to come up over and over again throughout my work. I enjoy exposing this theme because I am the type of person that is able to look back on past memories and recreate them in my artwork.

Techniques that work best for me are scale and color. As a child all my toys seemed very large- but I guess that was due to the fact that I was physically smaller. I upscale all of my art to make myself and my viewers feel like a kid again. The overwhelming emotion that a toy has over a person is to me- the best feeling.

Although black and white are colors used to represent the past, I believe that bright, vibrant colors reflect my past. Color definitely adds a lot to my pieces. I used vibrant colors such as red, yellow, green and blue to bring life and make my work come to life.

Food is something that I like to incorporate in my work as well. Whether it is photography or sculpture I believe that food is absolutely a great way to bring people together and celebrate life. I love capturing the realness and tasting it in my artwork.

All in all, my art focuses on the past as well as bringing people together in the future.



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