artist statement
My art and practice comes from a deep interest in human connections and the inner workings of the human psyche. This pursuit to understand those around me can be defined by the clinical and clean approach to the art that is created in this pursuit; as if I am creating the visual representation of the clinical approach I have to studying and understanding my subjects. However, at the same time, I try to find a bit of humor or satire in the ways I produce my work; often enlisting connected subjects to what I am studying to create my pieces, employing more shocking or interesting subject matter. I search for ways in which to create a visual representation of how I view the world around me, so that those viewing my work may see the the world through my eyes and understand how I may understand those around them and themselves.
bio
Isabel Flick is a Mexican-American artist and poet based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Her work has been showcased in many local competitions and her writing has been featured in the UMSL Litmag. She has received an Associate’s in Education from Saint Louis Community College and is currently working towards a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from the University of Missouri - Saint Louis. She is also the author of the upcoming book, Anthropophagist’s Digest.
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website: https://anthropophagistsdigest.org/
Saturn Devouring His Son V2, Artist: Rick Seabrook (1945-1987), Year: 1978, Materials: Oil on canvas
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Rick Seabrook was a psychedelic rock musician turned artist based in Pittsburgh. Seabrook created his most famous works, a series of paintings depicting the myth of Saturn during his time away from the music industry. Much like his music, his paintings were influenced by the hallucinations and the imagination of Seabrook and most often fueled by his drug use. Seabrook received few awards and accolades during his life, but after his passing in 1987, he received a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 1988.
Julia Unravelled, Artist: Melissa Boyd-Essex (1976-), Year: 2012, Materials: Acrylic, Thread, Chain on canvas
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Melissa Boyd-Essex is an artist and women’s rights activist based in Ithaca, New York. Starting a promising career in marketing in 2008, Boyd-Essex quickly became bored by the him and drum of her life and began her search for herself. Traveling to the ends of the earth, Boyd-Essex finally found herself in Ithaca where she now lives in an all female commune, writing and creating art depicting herself and the search for divine femininity along with conversations of the consumption of the female form.
Slab, Artist: Katherine Sappington (1956-2009), Year: 1995, Materials: Acrylic, bead on canvas
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Katherine Sappington was foremost a mother and wife, creating her pieces in her free time. Sappington never intended to be, nor considered herself an artist, though her work states otherwise. Clean and precise, all of Sappington’s work has been hand placed onto the canvas, most often consisting of over 10,000 beads per piece. After her death in 2009, her husband, Trevor Sappington, began submitting her work for showcase.
Skull with Cigarette in Ruins, Artist: Charles Reynolds (1965-), Year: 2005, Materials: Oil on Canvas
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Charles Reynolds is an artist and carpenter based in Chicago, Illinois. A self proclaimed “late bloomer,” Reynolds began his pursuit in art at the age of forty years old. Following the tragic death of his father, Reynolds began painting in 2005, submitting his work in local fairs and showcases. He soon took the leap of faith in 2008 and quit his profession as a carpenter to pursue art full time. He was soon discovered by artist Peter McGonagall in 2008. Reynolds began collaborating with McGonagall and still continues to work alongside him, the two now painting murals and having their collaborative works shown in many galleries and museums including the Art Institute of Chicago where both Reynolds and McGonagall currently teach.
Lengua, Artist: Todd Bateman (1970-), Year: 1988, Materials: Clay, Acrylic, Latex, Nail
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Todd Bateman does not see himself as an artist, but rather a hack that just so happened to make it in the art scene. His work is provocative and most often than not, described as perverted and unsettling. Bateman is said to be content with that notion, most often agreeing to it. He creates art for himself, to amuse himself and he has admitted to being content with his work never being seen. Bateman is a horror special effects artist in his everyday life, settled in Los Angeles and creates his work as a hobby.