American Art – Part IV of VI: Terry Strickland According to one writer, “Terry Moore Strickland has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Central Florida. She has had an interesting and varied art career, working as an illustrator, silk screen artist, courtroom sketch artist and teacher.” Artist Statement: “Using the human figure and still life objects I consider intangibles, challenging myself to capture small nuance in relationships, life, death, and love. Much of my work is about transitions, whether it is a midlife juncture or coming of age as a universal truth. These paintings are decisions reflected and possibilities contemplated. Im frequently inspired by fairy tales, superheroes, or works of literature, and reexamine them in a contemporary way. Mythical characters become symbols for our responses to modern day situations. Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel save themselves from the perils and predators in life. Superman becomes a symbol for all the mighty dreams each of us hold close to our chests. For me making art is more than a reflection of my life. As I think about what to paint, I find that the very act causes me to refocus energy and priorities, changing the way I relate to people and events. As scientists know, the very act of observing something may change the behavior of the thing. In the examining, my life is thereby altered.” Second Artist Statement: The challenge is to visually represent intangible things in life, to capture small nuances in relationships, life, death, and love. Much of the current work is about transitions, whether it is a midlife juncture or coming of age as a universal truth. These paintings are about the times of life when we look back at decisions made and are awakened to future possibilities. A favorite subject is how the choices we make daily profoundly affect so many aspects of our lives. These are observations about where we are as human beings in this timeline of life.
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