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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
I like to subvert my own
work. I investigate how
shapes and colors interact and
disrupt the overall work by
becoming anomalies that don’t
quite make sense or distract
from the assumed narrative.
The shapes and rendered forms
in my work seem as though they
exist in three-dimensional
space, but their functions and
actions appear ambiguous. The
“anomalies” are specific
symbols (like arrows or
hearts), but they lead to
nothing specific, or have no
discernable logic to their
existence. The narratives
alluded to in the work then
become bizarre and disjointed,
and elicit a range of possible
interpretations. Confusion and
ambiguity are interesting to
me. I am interested in
unfinished stories, lost
contextual information, and
nonsensical interpretation.
People in general strive to
make sense of irrational
things, and attempt to make
order out of chaos. Some
things, however, have no
logic. There can be fun in
exploiting that need for
order, as well as a mysterious
quality that can be very
attractive.
Ian Pepple
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Ian Pepple Biography:
| Biographical information for Ian Pepple can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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28
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Drawing Pen
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Conceptual Art - (1960 - 1975)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Charles Ray
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Franz Kline "Black, White, and Grey"
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Ian Pepple was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1979 and lives and works in Long Beach, California. He received his BFA in illustration from Northern Illinois University in 2003 and his MFA from California State University at Long Beach in 2007. Pepple’s work consists of a wide variety of mediums including: works on paper, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, digital video, and animation. He has won several awards in the master’s program, for his shows and drawings, and his exhibitions include spaces in both Illinois and California as well as Massachusetts. His work has also been exhibited in many print exchanges including an exchange with major university exchange with Texas Tech University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. |
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