POSTMODERN PAINTING . Stella alternately paints in oil and watercolor
ARTIST STATEMENT
The idea of excitement and awe one feels at seeing in the mirror at the start of everyday intrigued me to explore the nature of “ reflections ”. Initially , in form of an aluminum cake base the idea of exploring different surfaces triggered my thought process , evolving the idea from that piece to the mirror and reflective surfaces as an artist see it from the perspective of “ mirror telling a lie sinceages ”. When we see words in mirrors we see them as inverted but when we see our self our mind can ’ t judge the trick of the mirror . This very duality and spontaneity of the material boggles the mind and makes one ponder upon Plato ’ s notion of the reality of forms . is permanent and everyone must follow its life cycle , I believe my art to do the same . My art may seem like it ’ s crumpled but each bend has a story to tell , a feeling it evokes and I hope with time it ages and rusts and cracks . There ’ s a story behind every scar and that ’ s what makes us different , original . I want to celebrate that story and celebrate that imperfection because that is where true beauty lies . My mirrors are dented but they still sparkle .
Rather than find faults in cracks , tears and other imperfections , the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi encourages us to appreciate that nothing is truly perfect or permanent
Questioning the originality of the vision , the idea of illusion is the sub idea of a mirror in my body of work .
" My mirrors are dented but they still sparkle ."
Sticking true to our belief that nothing