Lee Musgrave
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Yes, I do agree that most of my abstract photography probes psychosomatic elements within each completed image, but not necessarily within the still-life objects themselves.
You allow an open reading, a great multiplicity of meanings: associative possibilities seems to play a crucial role in your pieces. How important is this degree of openness?
Openness is extremely important in my work for I strive to make it possible for the viewer to engage with their unknown self; to awaken dormant reaches of their conscious and unconscious self; to ascend and escalate their own unique joy of discovery.
Your works have on the surface, a seductive beauty: at the same time they challenge the viewers ' perceptual parameters suggesting the unseen, establishing a channel of communication between the conscious level and the subconscious sphere: artists are always interested in probing to see what is beneath the surface: maybe one of the roles of an artist could be to reveal unexpected sides of Nature, especially of our inner Nature... what ' s your view about this? In particular, do you think that your works could induce a process of selfreflection in the viewers?
Yes, I do believe my works can induce a process of self-reflection in viewers … but, only if they allow themselves the time and freedom to explore the possibilities their mind harbors.
Further, I’ m always amazed when I encounter an individual who states that they don’ t like abstract art … especially when they are wearing a shirt that could have been designed by Mondrian or a tie inspired by Miro … or when they tell me that they just spent a small fortune on a carpet( which looks like a Rothko). These individuals have constructed a mental barrier that blocks a large portion of their brain from making correlations and in doing so they have limited their understanding and love of nature, themselves and others.