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Artist
Statement
The simulacrum fabricated by man,
and its relationship to the fantastic allure of the natural world,
motivate this work. The phenomena of the physical universe are depicted
using a plethora of artificial products. Nearly every genre of fabricated
material or media for use in the human environment from antiquity
to the present creates objects that reflect natural character, albeit
often obscured. From architecture, product design, and graphic design,
to the fine arts nature's symbology is reoccurent.
My work is motivated by the discovery of these
various forms of artificiality in our midst, and by my distrust of
manufactured items that act as surrogates for nature in place of the
protection of true ecosystems. In conflict with these ideals is my
validation of these same artificial icons of idealized nature through
the realization that they hold an immense power to transport the beholder
to a conscious, or subconscious, memory of a time when they had contact
with the authentic natural object referenced. However mis-targeted,
I conclude that artificial nature is a manifestation of the sincere
desire to connect with the natural world. These products are a nostalgic
trinket akin to pictures of a loved one gazed upon while living in
a foreign land. |
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