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Artist Exhibitions:
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Exhibits Included
2006 From a Family Album,
September 5-October 27th,
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College, Jackson
Campus, Gautier, Mississippi
USA
2006 The Ohio State Fair Fine
Arts Juried Exhibition
Professional Division, , Cox
Fine Arts Center, Juror,
Columbus, Ohio USA.
2006 Photographic Works May...
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Artist Reviews:
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Publications/ Reviews
?2006 August 6 article
Competition Offers Flavor for
Every Taste, The Columbus
Dispatch, by Chris Yates.
?2006 May 14 article In Good
Company The Columbus Dispatch,
by Jacqueline Hall.
?2006 April 20 article Images
Ponder Change, Transience of
Memory The Columbus Dispatch,
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Collections:
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National and International
Collections
Barrett,Nancy,Columbus ,Ohio
USA
Barth ,Stacie,Warsaw,IN USA
Berg,Adrienne,Columbus ,Ohio
USA
Berg ,David M,Columbus ,Ohio
USA David Berg LTD.
Beyer,William Mark and Kristy
Mix,Blacklick,Ohio USA
Bilotta,Jason A. and ...
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Commissions:
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Artist Statement for Stephanie Sypsa
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My work is about the visceral and physical experience of memory, and the fragility of life. In my work, I intend to embody the frustration of recollection; of trying to remember someone you have not seen in a long time, only to find the difficulty of gaining a clear mental picture that is seemingly just beyond reach. It is bittersweet, depicting memory as degenerative, while infusing the essence of fondly reminiscing the past. I reference repetition of ideas to capture a moment, which stem from my background as a printmaker and interest in photography.
My work expresses a fear of loss, due to being raised in, and having family on the Gulf Coast of Biloxi, where life can easily be wiped away by nature. Taking imagery from my family's memory books, I xerox a photo and dissolve the imagery by pouring transfer chemicals over it; this causes the ink to becoming cellular and liquidity. Referencing the brain's ability, this process enables me to shape a photographic image through an organic and chemical process. Inspired by the action of the brain to analyze, I often use materials that are tools for mapping, such as graphs, highlighters and map pin points.
In my work I intend to imbue the visceral experience of memory. To do so I blur, evolve, and reconstruct the human form with visual blockages and barriers. I intend the viewer to undergo an experience of mental tension. The tension is heightened, as the figures seem to be at a pivotal point, undergoing change, where retrieval or complete lost are about to take place. These images illustrate the feelings I have experienced in life, of how quickly one can be wiped away, be it by death or simply by being forgotten.
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