ARTIST STATEMENT
I collage and paint to experience the world with greater clarity and resonance. I draw inspiration from a variety of sources from fashion, nature, and interpersonal relationships.
Hammock (2023), an exploration of my more current female relationships with two animal-human hybrids, a Jackalope and Fox respectively lounging in a hammock together in imitation of many informal 19th century portraits of female friends of that era. In the distance a storm can be seen advancing on the couple and the fox seems to be grasping the Jackalope in what can be seen as a proprietary way. Despite the adversity within and without the relationship they can both be seen to be huddling together to brace against the storms life often brings.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I am an artist from Cincinnati, OH. I graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor’s in Illustration from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. That same year I received an Award for Excellence in the Visual from the Independent College and Universities of Ohio. Since 2013, I have been working out of my studio at the Pendleton Art Center in Over-the Rhine, Cincinnati. My art is on display in Studio 414 in the Pendleton Art Center and also on display at MiCA 12/v in Over-the-Rhine. My work has been featured in two motion pictures. I have instructed art privately, in after school programs and fine art centers. I paint, sculpt, draw and digitally collage artwork inspired by my fascination with historical fashion, the natural world and philosophy. I create to enhance and elucidate the underlying structure of my personal life the world around me.
© Sarah Rocheleau