Jack in the Box
Light Creeping In
Composition in Blue
Teresa Lakier
I relate to the canvas by composing landscapes of irrealities. Rooted in emotional ties, and transposed by interchanging the concepts of design, I attempt to create a meaningful composition for the eye. The purpose being that the project becomes a story, and the story is told in an abstract, yet emotional manner. Each story of the irreal is given a sense of realism by my use of abstraction.
I use abstraction to create an image. The character of each project, urban but organic, becomes a playground for representation, suggesting its theme. The placement of each element changes the meaning of the project, and thus, of the series.
Upon viewing the work, we discover the correlation of line, shape, form, and perspective. I confront the viewer enough to affect them, confuse them enough for them to ask questions, and then again, challenges them to respond to what they see in front of them.
I superimpose images on the eye that can distill, complete, reinvent, and/or canonize the image. Thus, we see the end result as a kind of narrative that repeats itself in different ways throughout the project/series.
To explain, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust
Through California Hard-Edged Abstractions, Digital prints, and Portraiture, my genres intersect and evolve, culminating in a unique style that is distinctly my own. My mediums of choice are acrylic, oil, and mixed media, depending on the body of work.
Meaning is found through imagery and/or other conceptual devices, adding to the work. The environment of the image is telling. It helps define what is in front of you.
With each project, my ideas grow. Conceptually, there are many intertwining ways in which these images can be connected. My work is an exploration of such a journey, a journey that is ongoing and reinvents itself through constant change. From my experience, character, obvious or underlying, embodies the vision and circumstance of each situation, a personal expression. Each piece/series sends a message, visually, through compositional elements that define me as the artist.
My work has an amorphous form and function; encompasses an evocative use of light, shape, and form; and, each composition is different depending on the subject matter and its message. I visually identify with a space and its components through the relationship of each piece/series to its entirety. My work embraces the mundane, the intellectual experience, and the passions of my life.