20 Memories

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Invitation

For the sake of the kid, keeping the family together by Le Green

Le Green Schubert

20 Memories

Artist Statement

            Most of my work has reflected the struggle to reconcile the pain of being alive with the joy of being. Certainly, anyone reminiscing over the past twenty years of their life will find memories that are both sweet and bitter sweet.  For this exhibition, I combined drawing, painting and printmaking techniques with an installation format.  When painting and drawing, I work to make every mark on the page speak with authentic feeling. To keep the mental image I am conveying clear and strong, I research the elements involved using drawings from life, scientific illustrations, museum specimens and photographs. Once I have the anatomy and physical components understood, I can make convincing distortions to convey my meaning of the art work in a very purposeful way.

Photographic records and ephemera were also used extensively in this, my scrapbook exhibition of memories. These artifacts confirm and confound the memory by their irrevocable existence, having been reinterpreted though reproductive techniques from printmaking roots.

In a world where the deepest wounds and most joyful triumphs are often treated with platitudes, my work is an invitation to a personal dialogue of sharing.