Gail Boyajian
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 Sky with Bird Border 8"h x 60"l oil on panel 2006 |
As an artist I am liberated from a purely documentary role and allowed to include those things not obviously visible. I have come to see landscapes and cities as characters, created by the voices and ghosts of present and past inhabitants, artistic efforts, religious beliefs, geologic formations and life forms other than human, in dialogue with each other. Where light falls, what lurks in the shadows, the placement of human figures in a setting can suggest conversations across boundaries: Simultaneously, the artist communicates with imaginary historically unconnected companions in an environment based on a real place. |