Cherry Blossom Montage
21) 21"x21" canvas paintings
Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego
Sakura Fubuki Exhibit 2/1/13-4/28/13
artists and audiences are in a symbiotic
relationship. the artist may paint his interpretation and intentions
but the audience has a tremendous impact on whether that art work (and
the artist) is viewed and acknowledged. the intent too is based on personal
interpretation. though the artist may have a specific idea of his intentions,
the viewer carries with him, his own, thus altering the vision on a personal
level (galleries, curators, writers...all bring with them their personal
interpretations). the audience has the power of determining the status of an
artist, and painting and also determining the interpretation of the artists own
interpretation.
during this exhibit the 12"x12" paintings will be for sale, either singularly or in groups. unlike normal exhibits that ask work not be removed until the end of the exhibit, i request work be removed immediately after purchase. by allowing the audience to purchase the art work during the
exhibit, and thus re-configuring the artwork, the art process and the artwork,
evolves. it is part of the process and the art experience, just as the original
painting is a process, so is the viewing, selling, and removal of pieces that
make for a 'new' piece, interpretation and experience. it gives a transparency
to the symbiotic relationship of artist and audience. i
am really excited by this concept.
post script. so many of the pieces were removed, the painting lost it's continuity, success, however, i decided to paint replacement pieces to indicate an evolving tree, cherry blossom summer.
