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An
Artist’s Statement
03-12-05
A
favorite artist of mine once said, “the older I get,
the more I realize what I don’t know.”
At this stage of my life, I can
relate totally. Yet, I have always
believed anything can be art, and that is my premise with making art. Nothing is constant, and things are always
changing, especially when I look back at my body of works that are in this
website.
I
am at a point in my life where I can be retrospective, as is demonstrated in
this website, which is the history of my art career, as best as I can document
it. There are hundreds more art pieces
that were not photographed nor documented.
Many were one-of-a-kind pieces, experiments,
works made for individuals and given away, and many works were ephemeral and had
a short lifespan. Also, many pieces were
not intended to
have a long life.
The
common thread in my work is the object, a singular object taken from the
everyday or that was a personal choice that was created by me. I like to think of myself as “a pointer, this
is art,” then take that image and manipulate it through whatever means I have or
had available. From the beginning of my
career, I have always been highly influenced by the Dadaist, Marcel Duchamp, and most importantly, Warhol and the artists who
came after him – the moderns.
My
work is based on pop culture and commercial imagery. I do not like standard, ordinary concepts
that are considered art by most the viewing public. Any works I produce, which have always been
varied, stem from what I find interesting and worth investigating. I like to use available sources, materials
not considered traditional, and I like to use a combination of collage
methods.
Also,
I think my artwork exhibits an element of irony and humor. My personal thoughts are that art should be
enjoyed and fun, yet formal. Art should
also contain a structure, and include a foundation of what is considered good
art and meet those standards. Presently,
technology is a current source for me to achieve a product I want. Manipulating and altering an image, then
removing it from reality by adding to the surface is my current method of
working.
Throughout
my varied career, writing an accurate artist’s statement has always been the
most difficult thing for me to do being a visual person. I hope this statement conveys an explanation
of what you may have seen in my work.
Danny
J. Williams |
