ARTIST STATEMENT
Intuition rules my creative process. I let the unconscious bring forth the image; I try to listen, I’m trying to learn. Beginning a painting, I often start with colors I don’t like, and marks that frustrate me. This way I have something to react to, contend with. In the end, the painting itself still holds some charge of the difficulty, the emotion or struggle it began with. But the whole is acceptable, perhaps beautiful. My hope is that the viewer can, by looking at the work, get a sense of acceptance; of being ok with what is difficult or can’t be understood.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gwen Avant, MFA, UW-Madison Wisconsin, has exhibited her paintings, sculptures and installations in Minneapolis, Chicago, New York, and other cites, and has her work in many private and corporate collections. She currently lives and works in St. Paul, Minnesota.
© Gwen Avant