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| Cathy Strokowsky |
| Artist Statement The main objective of my work is to emphasize contrast. With contrast comes a vast array of conflicting themes and nuances that bring forth thought and emotion within myself. It is these expressions that I am trying to bring out in my work Glass is the medium I am using as the main tool for my communication. It has enabled me to express my thoughts, concerns, fears and hopes. It has helped me achieve a certain balance within myself and the world around me. Through it I am able to voice my constant struggle with contrasts: good and evil, lightness and darkness, life and death. These conflicting themes haunt my work and bring out hidden angels and demons. Nature plays a great role in my art because I use it as my main inspiration. It is the only place I can go to heal myself, to think, to meditate, and to play. It is what I draw upon to find my specific paths for creation. I use it in my work to express the person I have become and hope to be. It helps me find my way when I am lost. It guides me. Glass itself is a very natural thing, built of sand and fire it is a gift from the centre of the earth. The movement used to form it into shape is like a dance, almost a ritual for me. Glass is a conflict within itself. It can be both liquid and solid. This is why I love working with it. My inspiration comes from everywhere starting with glass itself. The majority of my ideas are derived from a spontaneous movement or a sudden notion in time as I am working with it. The piece is carefully put together after it has been properly cooled. Other inspirations are derived from my own personal experiences and of those around me. I try to use these experiences, good and bad, and find a voice for them through my work. The need for family, friends, relationships, and solitude are universal needs I try to bring out in one way or another through my art. I believe that life is rich in experiences; I need to reflect this in my work and keep it in my thoughts. Everyday I see the beauty and the horror in life. The world is one big contrast and it never ceases to amaze me. |
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