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Artist Statement for Ashley Mccoy
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About the Artist…
Ashley McCoy is a 28-year-old artist currently residing in Harrisonburg, Virginia. With a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art from James Madison University, she has pursued her art up and down the east coast for the last nine years. Her experiences include teaching fine art to children from the United States and abroad, gallery work, owning a small business painting residential and commercial murals, and interior design with an emphasis in the furniture industry. Ashley’s work is currently held in public and private collections across the United States as well as in Japan. Furthermore, by donating her work and services to various charitable organizations Ashley strives to promote the arts in each and every community with which she has been involved. Working out of a studio in Charlottesville’s thriving downtown arts scene with other emerging artists, Ashley shows her work in cafes, galleries, and at special events and also paints on a commission basis. In her spare time Ashley writes and plays music, is honing her sewing skills, and loves to travel the world with her beautifully brilliant four year-old son, Leif.
Artists Statement…
As an artist I have always delved into my personal experiences and philosophies for inspiration, and most of my work is fueled by my observations and emotions. My work over the years has ranged in style and content, but consistently explores social issues and strives to engage the viewer on an intimate level. My art attempts to be fluid, honest and unconfined. I try to convey emotional nuances and incorporate sentiment through basic elements of design, an aggressive stylistic approach, and the use of text and human form and/or their fragments. Additionally, I find things in this life beautiful that are in contradiction to what most of the world considers ‘pretty’. In fact, I would venture to say that pretty and beautiful are two different specimen all together; beautiful incorporates so much more than a pleasing aesthetic to me. I have been playing with this contradiction in my recent works, and enjoying the feedback and discussion that they have provoked. For this particular show, I have selected pieces that have come out of the last year and a half of working. This includes pieces from various shows, new work, and work that has been literally hanging around my house for a while. Each piece has been a journey, and I feel like together their significance is something entirely different. For me art is, and has been, a wonderful historian. As one of life’s greatest commentators art does double duty offering not only a glimpse of world perspectives, but also chronicles growth on an intimate, personal level. I feel that in art lies great responsibility. There are many ways to interpret what one feels, sees, hears, and experiences and there are many ways to comment and represent artistically the manifestations of our senses. On the walls here, you will see some of what I have come up with. I hope you enjoy.
As always, thank you so much for supporting your local art and culture. I welcome your criticisms, observations, and feedback in person or online. You can reach me through my website at www.ashleymccoy.com.
Much Love.
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