Artist Statement
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands a the cradle of true art and true science; whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed." -Albert Einstein
It has been a fruitful twenty years of painting since Joyce
Coco graduated from the Fine Arts program at the University
of Denver, Cum Laude, in 1986. Her work has been displayed
at many of the top galleries in Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, and
as far as Mexico. She has had many one-woman, group and invitational
shows throughout the West. Many of the collectors of her work
return again and again to collect her newest painting series.
Working
with personal symbolism, Coco's gift for layering
color onto the canvas always delights the eye. It
is perhaps a reflection of the layers of her life
that she brings forth into her paintings. Growing
up in Texas, Coco was ever observant of the references
and relationships, the environment and experiences
around her. These “moments of perfection”
found expression on the canvas not by technique and
training, but by a stubborn attempt to leave all the
training and intellect behind. Her desire to find
a solution through art is evident in her work, some
of it haunting and some of it full of joy, all told
through color and lights.
Extensive
travel feeds Coco's paintings in both reference objects
and color combinations. The palette deepens and matures
with each adventure, burnishing the choices she makes
with her brush and palette knife. She believes that
these experiences become transmitted through her painting.
As she paints she communicates with those very moments
of perfection in order to taste her life more fully.
It is as if the thin line between her life and her
art is erased as she works.
Links
http://www.joycecoco.com
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