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Artist Statement:
Rebecca Volkmann
Statement
If creation has a pattern, mine would be cyclical. Linear progression is difficult for me to perceive when I stop to take the time to watch people pass, look at plants and insects below me, reread passages in books, cook without a recipe, and leave a piece unfinished to start a new one with the anticipation of a new insight into the one before it. Ever since I discovered the art of "quietude" and heeded my mother's advice to "Hold only your own", my once quest for a "typical" existence has never come to pass. This could also be said for my technique. I tend to work on more than one piece at a time sometimes sitting with them for quite some time before approaching them again. Instead of creating an identical representation of my subject matter, I want to portray its vital energy. This is not a classical approach, but an abstract interpretation of color, texture, and forms.
I hope to evoke a contemplative mood in the viewer which asks, "What space and time have I entered into?" The most powerful philosophy that I have been taught was from a professor at the School of ...
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Artist Galleries:
I am looking for gallery representation presently. Any inquiries by galleries/other artists, Welcome! Please sign my guestbook, or visit my Links....
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Artist Reviews:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Rebecca Volkmann:
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Upcoming:
Will Post group show information soon!
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