Thoughts on Drawing- Summer 2011

How do we distinguish ourselves within our surroundings? What makes a person unique is not usually a common points of reference. It is often our afflictions that create meaningful relationships and visible change.

Working on either paper or fabric I create a ground using iconographic silhouettes of the human form. Direct and offset printing, stenciling and masking are used to produce duplicate shapes. Additional forms are subsequently added. This information accumulates and informs both the subject and the viewer. The content I address is often intimate in origination but public in its context within art. The symbolism can be as direct as capitol letters, a walker, hand tools, or the human head. Mood is suggested by rugged texture, translucent color and quality of line.

Mary Buchanan