Artist Information:
Craig Newsom
Champaign, IL
United States
Member Since: May 2002
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Artist Statement:
In which the figures proceed
with nonchalance or a kind of
lackluster determination. A
set of events in which figures
are victims of a kind of
powerlessness. Slaves to a
kind of predestination in
which they carry out
activities which would
ordinarily be horrifying but
the unseen context is one of
drudgery and sameness.
Sisyphus comes to mind or
characters of myth who are
destined to be devoured or
ripped apart day after day for
eternity. What is that like?
What is it like to be trapped
in a cycle of horror. How
does one deal with an eternity
of performing or falling
victim to the same tasks over
and over. Myth creates
figures that exist slightly
out of reach and just to the
left or right of what we have
come to know as reality. Myth
points to a realm in which it
is possible to suffer
endlessly and still maintain a
godlike stature.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Ongoing Project - 2001 to
present
Contributing over 100 pieces
to be sold through renovated
cigarette machine in the
Whitney Museum of American
Art. This project is headed
by Clark Whittington and the
Art-O-Mat/Artists in
Cellophane group and places
various machines in museums
and locations throught the
U....
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Commissions:
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Craig Newsom's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Craig Newsom's Portfolio.
In which the figures proceed with nonchalance or a kind of lackluster determination. A set of events in which figures are victims of a kind of powerlessness. Slaves to a kind of predestination in which they carry out activities which would ordinarily be horrifying but the unseen context is one of drudgery and sameness. Sisyphus comes to mind or characters of myth who are destined to be devoured or ripped apart day after day for eternity. What is that like? What is it like to be trapped in a cycle of horror. How does one deal with an eternity of performing or falling victim to the same tasks over and over. Myth creates figures that exist slightly out of reach and just to the left or right of what we have come to know as reality. Myth points to a realm in which it is possible to suffer endlessly and still maintain a godlike stature.
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