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Stefanie Sylvester
Art is a nonverbal vocabulary that allows me to discover thoughts and emotions I can’t access in other ways. I usually start my artmaking with no idea of what’s about to be created. To get me started with observational drawing, I’ll pick a place to set up shop, then look around until something catches my eye. For my collages, I scatter clippings from coloring books across the page, then explore connections between the lines and marks as I build layers of collage and paint. Both of these processes get me into a state of flow, where my constant internal monologue is quieted, and the expression of emotion and curiosity in mark-making guides the work. It is a transition from my monkey brain into a more primal space. I tend to think of the finished art pieces as outcomes of a meditative practice rather than an artistic practice.
MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Category: Mixed Media; Visual Artist
Artist Statement
Please provide a brief description of your creative process, motivations, and inspirations:
My observational works such as this one seek to capture form, spatial relationships, and mood. When including figures, the conditions of artmaking become more dynamic–consideration of the subjects’ experience and limitations of time weigh equally with the craft involved–as the creative process becomes a shared journey. The artwork then becomes collaborative in that it’s the result of that shared journey. This drawing not only depicts a scene, but Carl’s energy and my psychological response to his music.
