Escape the Busy World: Lizzie Johnson
May 29th 2010 13:10
Creation Meditations
An abstract representation of my thought process relating to the process of creating art.
Flower Growth
This one deals with the concept of new life and new beginnings.
Lizzie Johnson
Art Bio: Lizzie Johnson is an artist from Mount Airy, “Mayberry” North Carolina, studying to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting. Her work is primarily focused in painting with mixed media, emphasizing the individual’s imagination. Lizzie has been awarded the Dean of College of Liberal Arts Purchase Award in the Auburn University Juried Fine Arts Student Exhibition, and third place in the Mount Airy Art League Gertrude Smith House Show for her work in abstract art. \
Artist Statement: My hope is to create an image that allows the viewer to join me in the place that I am in when painting it. For me, painting is an escape from the busy world we live in. I want people to move close to my art and feel as if they have escaped their own reality. In examining the small details, I lose what is “real” and around me while reawakening what seems to be lost in many, the imagination. When creating my art I become like a child who plays and makes decisions without the worry of the world around me. Each mark or brushstroke immediately affects and changes the space I am crafting, which is a consequence we often lose sight of in our big world. My art is not so much focused on how it effects and relates to people, but rather how the “self” communicates with it. I try to portray different emotions and environments with different works that the viewer may or may not relate to. It is important for me that the viewer is able to break away from the tangible world around them, and enter into my world on their own, with whatever sensations they choose to bring with them. Visit Lizzie's portfolio.
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