Artist
Statement
Art and science both strive to describe aspects of
reality. In my work I combine visual images with scientific
concepts and notation to show the aesthetic of this
reality.
In
nature everything is made up of smaller parts. Even
the tiniest unit of matter, atoms, are composed of
subatomic particles. There are theories that even
subatomic particles are made up of smaller bits called
strings that are so small that they are, as yet, undetectable.
Who knows.
Synthesis,
or the combining of parts into a whole, allows us
to have molecules, and cells, and plants and animals
of all kinds. It is the process that creates
humans beings, complex technology and all the
stuff we love so much. The matter and energy in our
universe is a result of the synthesis of many elements
and forces.
Painting
is a result of synthesis also. Combining shape, color,
line, and content, makes something interesting happen
that is more than any of those individual things.
This
group of work is result of thinking about how paintings
and matter get put together. Each of the paintings
in this show is made of lots of parts. There are also
empty spaces because the paintings just wanted to
be like that.
Atoms
and molecules have a lot of space between their particles
of matter. In our big universe most things are not
completely solid; so I guess paintings can be like
that too, matter and space.
Links
www.suesimon.com
www.artistsregister.com
Press
Westword, Feb 11, 2010
Westword,
January 2008
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