art statement
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The primary difference between design and art is that design has a clear purpose to convey a specific message to an audience, while art allows for more interpretation. As an artist and designer, the creator is interested in how perception is manipulated through visual language to create meaning and associate ideas. Recurring themes in their work examine the intersection of the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual realms as related to environment and concepts of time, place, and lack thereof.
art statement
- 1. Artist Statement The primary difference between designing for a client and working for oneself, as I used to think of art making, is that of purpose. Design has a distinct purpose by definition: to convey a specific message to an intended audience. While art also has a particular audience, its mes- sage is not always as clear. Room for interpretation of a work of art is in fact, desirable. As an artist, designer and videographer, I am interested in perception in general the creation of meaning and association of ideas through the manipulation of a visual language. As a human being, I am in- terested in certain subject matter over others, including the idea of context or location in time/place and a lack thereof, or a sense of the untimely. Environment and the intersection of the physical, psycho- logical, emotional and spiritual realms of consciousness are important themes recurring in my artwork. It is a pleasure to present this work and to see the parallels which can be drawn between both approaches to the creative act. Maura OConnor