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Untitled, coffee on paper, 14" x 11", 2009
“How much can we really control? Whether you believe the world to be ruled by laws of physics or whims of chance, not much room seems to remain for free will, and the combination of hopelessness and stubborn tenacity that comes from this realization is an amusing place from which to act.
I started this series by embracing my fascination with little accidents like coffee stains and the way that ink bleeds through wet paper and tried to learn something about myself from the way I interacted with them. The real joy for me here lies in seeing what the materials themselves want to do, and in balancing control and chance by meticulously setting up a set of conditions in which variables are allowed to play out as they will. I hope that you find in these drawings something that I didn’t mean to put in.” – Eugene Korsunskiy
To see more of Eugene’s work visit: www.eugenekorsunskiy.com
“I recently returned to Raleigh after an Artist-in-Residency at Dinosaur National Monument. As an artist and a scientific illustrator, I still yearn to understand the world around me and share that interpretation with others through my art. I find beauty and meaning simply by being aware; by examining each detail that surrounds me and immortalizing it in my work. My art is an exploration of the natural world, from chasing down small winged insects and illustrating their anatomy, to recreating mammoth dinosaurs from ancient long-gone worlds. I paint so that maybe, somebody 50 years from now, will know the same shimmer on the wing of an insect that I once sat patiently with in the desert.” – Liz Bradford
To see more of Liz’s work visit: www.lizbradford.com
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