Chris Nelson-Pyne
I make drawings and paintings (both analog and digital) from observation, imagination and between. I use what I learn from my observational work to create scenes and characters from my imagination. I learned, and continue to learn how to portray the lighting and geometry of a convincing 3d space. I am interested in mixing the imagined and the observational. I often explore mutated, monstrous, and bizarre imagery in my imaginary work. This adds an unexpected element to my scenes (also adds some forms that are really fun to draw), and helps create mystery to stimulate the viewers’ imagination. I also often portray moments of solitude and introspection, I am drawn to this because it creates a certain intimacy between the viewer and the subject. Sometimes I make art to express and reflect upon emotions that are too intense or nebulous to verbalize. Other times, my art is escapist and fantastical, drawing on some world or being that I have dreamed up. I purposefully do not plan out most of my drawings; instead , I let chance or my subconscious guide me. Only later do I resolve the image This comes from my habit of doodling, and provides a great sense of freedom. The large board covered in drawings is an example of this stream-of-consciousness process. I will also sometimes draw on images that are in my head for whatever reason. I never fully know why they are there.
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