30" x 50"
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The Art And Poems Of Sarah A. Bean
An Invisible Place For Fiercely Made Inventions
Table Of Contents
- Artist Statement (1)
- Available Works (7)
- Collages (3)
- Letters (2)
- Photography (2)
- Poems (7)
Sarah A Bean
2310 Ste. Catherine Est
Montreal, QC.
sabeanart@gmail.com
Montreal, QC.
sabeanart@gmail.com
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Art is my university education. It is a way for me to study the time and world that I live in. I write poetry from solid ground with a clear voice; the collage element is where I work my ideas into clarity with experimentation, questioning and guesses. The challenge of poetry and collage are the same: elaborate a richness for the soul from a simple form, suppressing everything that is useless.
I come to collage by way of training in mathematics and physics, a passion for music, a friendship with literature, and a commitment to philosophy. These interests have a tendency to pull the imagination into different directions, in collage however, I have found a format in which these fields of interest can work together to speak for me.
In this body of work I am focused on creating a harmony between discordant ideas such as calm and movement, straight and curved, odd and even, limited and unlimited, nature and science, unity and multiplicity, dark and light. I use classical and modern cubistic forms which have defined the aesthetics of western culture and I combine them with a version of Chinese storytelling in which the written word is formed into visual art. Many of the poems and photographs are my own. For subjects I choose things which are fragile, but also impossible to destroy. Fragile because they are quiet, private moments which are easily missed in our loud, busy lives. Impossible to destroy, because these sublime moments of clarity have existed since the beginning of time.
Art is a way for us to seek what moves us. For me, it is things of simplicity and authenticity. Stories that have an effect of dignity and elevation. I seek subjects which are impossible to explain, I hold them close to me, observe them and make art from the atmosphere that they create. Seek what moves you. Between the one who creates a work of art and the one who loves it, there is a shared nature and an intimate, silent understanding. I think it is perhaps the highest form of living, when we can reach it.
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