Artist Information:
Peter Illig
Denver, CO
United States
Member Since: Jun 2006
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Artist Statement:
I look for images that are
metaphors for our life
experiences: love, desire, and
making art. These paintings
and drawings contain narrative
content and ask questions
about social issues and the
swirl of images we are
surrounded by.
Once, the task of the artist
was to portray and interpret
the ‘real world.’ Now it is to
determine if there even is a
reality behind the appearance
of things. It appears, more
and more, that reality is
created by observation. This
search through the ‘stuff’ of
the world, matter and flesh,
is inherently erotic. So is
the act of painting.
The material world pulls at us
and it seems we are always
troubled with desire for it.
It is our essence; we seek the
spiritual through it. The
visible world is the key, the
path, to the invisible world.
But it is ‘desire’ that clouds
the seeking. I don’t renounce
matter but immerse myself to
find the spiritual behind it.
The edges of things and places
interest me, the transition
areas. I have been thinking
about the
‘inter-connectedness’ of
things, the Uncertainty
Principle, the fact that there
may be no 'deep reality'
underneath the appearances of
objects, that traces ...
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Peter Illig's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Peter Illig's Portfolio.
I look for images that are metaphors for our life experiences: love, desire, and making art. These paintings and drawings contain narrative content and ask questions about social issues and the swirl of images we are surrounded by.
Once, the task of the artist was to portray and interpret the ‘real world.’ Now it is to determine if there even is a reality behind the appearance of things. It appears, more and more, that reality is created by observation. This search through the ‘stuff’ of the world, matter and flesh, is inherently erotic. So is the act of painting.
The material world pulls at us and it seems we are always troubled with desire for it. It is our essence; we seek the spiritual through it. The visible world is the key, the path, to the invisible world. But it is ‘desire’ that clouds the seeking. I don’t renounce matter but immerse myself to find the spiritual behind it.
The edges of things and places interest me, the transition areas. I have been thinking about the ‘inter-connectedness’ of things, the Uncertainty Principle, the fact that there may be no 'deep reality' underneath the appearances of objects, that traces ... |
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