ANNA SEMINARA-BFA PAINTING THESIS SHOW-APRIL 5-9
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Anna Seminara
The formation of each hand-drawn line carries internal instability. However, as the pencil or brush runs across a substrate, hundreds of times over, I feel chaos leaving my body to reveal clarity.
My drawings and paintings emerge from an obsession with creating lines to escape from my current internal reality. The practice of obliterating a surface with repeated lines slows down the processing of overwhelming thoughts, environments, and situations to initiate focused introspection. I create meditative, psychological experiences informed by intuitive color and line to soothe painful thought-states.
With the finished product, made of a process that quiets my own stressful realities, I hope to instill a similar relief in viewers; a visually induced pause that can cut through or ease anxiety from the overstimulating surrounding world--even if for a few moments.
Anna Seminara
The formation of each hand-drawn line carries internal instability. However, as the pencil or brush runs across a substrate, hundreds of times over, I feel chaos leaving my body to reveal clarity.
My drawings and paintings emerge from an obsession with creating lines to escape from my current internal reality. The practice of obliterating a surface with repeated lines slows down the processing of overwhelming thoughts, environments, and situations to initiate focused introspection. I create meditative, psychological experiences informed by intuitive color and line to soothe painful thought-states.
With the finished product, made of a process that quiets my own stressful realities, I hope to instill a similar relief in viewers; a visually induced pause that can cut through or ease anxiety from the overstimulating surrounding world--even if for a few moments.
Unwanted Pieces - Desired Being