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What you see in my work is more than you may perceive. I do not wish to portray the obvious, rather leaving it up to the viewer to unravel the twisted mental thoughts and peek around the corners of emotions. My life is defined by these complex ideas, symbols rather, that consume my mind and are the roots of depression and anxiety that, at times, control me. These symbols are the very subject matter that shows up in each work, and in a since I have exploded my emotional thought process onto the canvas and left my mind raw and bare for the viewer to explore. I like to examine my complex draw to certain emotions, which gives purpose to my life. The only way to escape my mind is t spontaneously jot each emotion down onto the canvas by using a combination of different mediums: acrylic, ink, watercolor, graphite, paper, plastic, and Xerox transfers. Using this spontaneous method, I am able to express myself and my emotion which in turn helps me pull away from it. In a way I am taking the emotion I struggle with, Anxiety and depression, and releasing it into my works of art. Each piece a story of what I am going through, how I define myself, and what I have over come. Though I do not want to present resolutions through my art work, I do want to express the emotions we live with, have lived with, and will forever live with. My goal is to captivate the audience by striking an emotional cord in themselves, and to allow them to engage my work and evolve as it does. - Garrettson Ward  |
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