Alanna Veitch and Jacob Clark
There is an opportunity when engaging with a work of art, to form an intimate connection with something
new, important, and or forgotten. Alanna and I, as the artists were fortunate enough to experience this connection
through the process of creation. How can we invite everyone else into this experience? How can we translate the
metaphysical intensity of nature for all to feel and grasp in the physical world? All the artist can do is form a natural
and authentic connection with the piece, a relationship where both the artist and work are expected and
encouraged to grow. To grow and learn, is to let die and regrow, it’s rebirth. Letting a preconceived idea of
something we thought to be true, die, is painful, because to be right is to feel safe and in control and to be wrong is
to be in chaos. We suffer more when we resist, when we cling to the need for control. But nature is quite chaotic,
and there isn’t anything we can do to stop its cycle so we ought to let go, accept, and surrender to the path of least
resistance.
This piece reflects and dives into the interconnection of nature, relationships, and intimacy. The biomorphic
form made for a canvas that is already speaking, having a need to be listened and responded to. There’s a
navigation between when to let nature take the wheel and when to take control. Flaws come from moments where
the wrong choice was made at the wrong time, caused by resistance, flaws later to be made intentional. Moments
of beauty come from the right choice at the right time, through listening, accepting, and extenuating forms already
present. The piece asks to come close and hold it, to notice these moments in every detail. Holding the two broken
halves together at first felt like an inescapable cliche of holding together a damaged relationship, but quickly
became internalized as opposed to dismissed. The cracked nature of the piece was nothing that could be changed,
leaving a trail of tension. A tension and duality between physical body/matter and the metaphysical feeling/energy,
between self conscious and self aware, between order and chaos. Duality is rooted in nature. Having two sides
allows us to navigate between, bringing awareness to our relationships; with self, others, nature, or any other place
a bond of intimacy can be formed.
Alanna Veitch and Jacob Clark
There is an opportunity when engaging with a work of art, to form an intimate connection with something
new, important, and or forgotten. Alanna and I, as the artists were fortunate enough to experience this connection
through the process of creation. How can we invite everyone else into this experience? How can we translate the
metaphysical intensity of nature for all to feel and grasp in the physical world? All the artist can do is form a natural
and authentic connection with the piece, a relationship where both the artist and work are expected and
encouraged to grow. To grow and learn, is to let die and regrow, it’s rebirth. Letting a preconceived idea of
something we thought to be true, die, is painful, because to be right is to feel safe and in control and to be wrong is
to be in chaos. We suffer more when we resist, when we cling to the need for control. But nature is quite chaotic,
and there isn’t anything we can do to stop its cycle so we ought to let go, accept, and surrender to the path of least
resistance.
This piece reflects and dives into the interconnection of nature, relationships, and intimacy. The biomorphic
form made for a canvas that is already speaking, having a need to be listened and responded to. There’s a
navigation between when to let nature take the wheel and when to take control. Flaws come from moments where
the wrong choice was made at the wrong time, caused by resistance, flaws later to be made intentional. Moments
of beauty come from the right choice at the right time, through listening, accepting, and extenuating forms already
present. The piece asks to come close and hold it, to notice these moments in every detail. Holding the two broken
halves together at first felt like an inescapable cliche of holding together a damaged relationship, but quickly
became internalized as opposed to dismissed. The cracked nature of the piece was nothing that could be changed,
leaving a trail of tension. A tension and duality between physical body/matter and the metaphysical feeling/energy,
between self conscious and self aware, between order and chaos. Duality is rooted in nature. Having two sides
allows us to navigate between, bringing awareness to our relationships; with self, others, nature, or any other place
a bond of intimacy can be formed.