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GwEN DE sILVA

Lives and works in alpharetta, georgia Usa
 www.gwenartstudio.com
artist contact
 gwenart97@comcast.net
There is no single definition of art. To
me art is the product of an emotional
expression translated through a person
by their media and actions. They feel
and internalize an emotion of a scene
or a mood and translate that using their
medium into an expression of that mood.
How they express it is most important.
Does their expression communicate
into something understandable? Can
the viewer feel the emotional meaning
intended by the artist? That has been
my aim when I paint. My goal is very
straight forward and very much like many
expressionist and impressionist artists
before me. It is my hope to capture
the essence, mood and atmosphere of
what I see translating with my actions,
gestures, color, and brush stroke. Using
the excitement of the paint to create the
mood I am feeling. In the bright sun the
light bounces and vibrates off one object
and on to another changing the color and
shape. Things many times are not what
they seem. Objects change in the vibrant
light or are lost in the deep shadows.
Because of the ever changing light the
view is always changing. When we take
this view a level deeper we find that the
process of change is continuous. Never
ending.Things are always changing.
The atmosphere changes the mood,
the mood changes the atmosphere;
The storms change the coast line; the
coast line changes the people. Our
science theories are constantly changing.
Quantum physics, string theory, etc.
etc. Our communication systems are
changing even faster. The point is that
in many of my paintings I am trying to
express the transcendent quality of
a solid object. The transient nature of
everything on earth and the recycling of
energy in the universe is awe inspiring.
I am ever fascinated with the paint and
the brush stoke in relation to the energy
of light. The visual possibilities of light
and color, and the energy it creates,
can define an object in the painting and
then change it. How this translates into
the painting is endless. To me this is the
essence of painting.
sUnLIT sTAIrs, 2006 oiL on canvas 40x32 in. /100x80 cm.