The Artist Statement of Brandy Stark (PhD):
In the Primal/Tribal mythologies of the world, there is a basic understanding: whatever is done to nature or to another is done the self. In nature, we find the underlying communal whole, the essence that ties us all together. Religions teach us how to work together in bettering the self, the community, and the world. By integrating these ideas into my philosophy, my art utilizes found objects in a unique and unexpected way to remind the viewer of this universal connectedness while also bringing about a new form of use for each object. It is my hope that through finding new life for these items, my art will remind the viewer to find new relationships with the world around them.
Areas currently hosting my art:
Art Pool Art Gallery, 2020 Central Avenue. St. Petersburg, Florida.
Suntan Arts Center, 3300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, Florida.
JJ Watts Art Gallery at A Taste For Wine, 241 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, Florida.
Upcoming and Current Shows:
April 1 - April 30: GCAA Largo Library show, "Resurrection".
April 26 - ?: Graduate Art Show, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio.
May 14: CONduit Art Show, Utah.
June: Duckon.
July 1 - 3: InConJunction Artt Show, Indiana
Aug. 30 - Sept. 2: Chicon 7/WorldCon, Chicago, Il.
To Sept. 1: Brighthouse Networks Corporate Show (not open to public). Carillon Parkway.
Recent Awards, Publications, and Honors:
Dec. 1, 2011: Holiday "Hanging of the Greens" at Seminole campus, St. Petersburg College. Ornament selected to represent the year 2011.
December 2011: Publication: Seminole Beacon, re: Artist Demonstration Day, St. Petersburg College, Seminole Campus.
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Latest Creations 2012
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