Artist Information:
Wendy James
Essex Jct., VT
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
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Artist Statement:
My intent is to create
environments that reflect the
atmospheres of our inner
worlds. Often there is one
unidentifiable figure as a
port of entry for the viewer.
The figure is frequently
experiencing an alone moment,
not phased by the altered,
surreal environment. For a
split instant I hope for ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITS
“Three in One” Vermont Artisan
Designs & Gallery 2,
Brattleboro, VT 11/08
“Wendy James, Black and White
and Color” Lazy Pear Gallery,
Montpelier, VT 8/07
Daily Planet, Burlington, VT
11/05
Sneakers Café & Bistro,
Winooski, VT 2/05
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2008 Art’s Alive Festival
Winners Show, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Bryan Memorial Gallery,
Jeffersonville, VT
Lazy Pear Gallery, Montpelier,
VT
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Commissions:
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Wendy James's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Wendy James's Portfolio.
My intent is to create environments that reflect the atmospheres of our inner worlds. Often there is one unidentifiable figure as a port of entry for the viewer. The figure is frequently experiencing an alone moment, not phased by the altered, surreal environment. For a split instant I hope for the scene to be plausible and then to knock the viewer off balance by a skewed perspective, placing unlikes together, or morphing one part into another. Maybe the scene will become a stage set for the feeling of a past memory or daydream.
I begin with a compositionaly dynamic background photo. This might include strong diagonals, high contrast, repetition, converging lines, large black areas, etc. Next I pour through years of accumulated film and digital images looking for ironic opposites, suitably posed figures, or symbolic objects, taking visual clues where a shape or line might fit or morph easily. I usually have many photomontages “under construction” at a time. Many random images are displayed on the computer simultaneously until two jump out as a perfect match. Sometimes the process is instantly magic and fluid and sometimes an image will sit for weeks until the perfect mate appears. Using black and ... |
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