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- May 4, 2019- Artist Talk with Stephen Halko and Nick Reszetar
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Christina Haylett: Artist Statement
I just like to paint. I love color, pattern and texture. The subject matter varies from realism to non-objective. In all of my work there is an emotional context. It varies from playful and happy to a little creepy. I used to fight the creepy but now I have decided to let the work be what it wants to be. My art is therapeutic.
Sometimes I start out with a subject but most often the piece begins with a mark on the surface and I go for the ride.
I think of my abstract pieces as mindscapes. On these, I am working from the inside out. My landscapes and figurative work represent what I am seeing.
No matter what the subject, the act of creating something gives me a sense of joy I cannot duplicate anywhere else.
I just like to paint. I love color, pattern and texture. The subject matter varies from realism to non-objective. In all of my work there is an emotional context. It varies from playful and happy to a little creepy. I used to fight the creepy but now I have decided to let the work be what it wants to be. My art is therapeutic.
Sometimes I start out with a subject but most often the piece begins with a mark on the surface and I go for the ride.
I think of my abstract pieces as mindscapes. On these, I am working from the inside out. My landscapes and figurative work represent what I am seeing.
No matter what the subject, the act of creating something gives me a sense of joy I cannot duplicate anywhere else.
Generous support is provided by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Our activities are sponsored in part by an award from the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
This program is sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!
Our activities are sponsored in part by an award from the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
This program is sponsored by the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!