Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Artist-in-Residence: Alexander DeMaria

After viewing Mr. DeMaria's artwork, I was really amazed at how much detail is in EVERY part of his works. It manifests how much time he must put into each work of art, and the type of person he is. When walking by the blank, white, bare art gallery, after lunch, I briefly observed Mr. DeMaria in the gallery, observing every corner, space on the wall, and visualizing his work around the room. It really shows how much care, dedication, time and effort Mr. DeMaria puts into his work.
Some of his art work (concepts is a little strange (example: Dreams Conjured on the Pike Bone Kantele),yet the amount of detail, especially considering the material and utensils he used, balance his creativeness with his skill.
I am personally a fan of his older work than his newer work, as it is less "surreal" (in a way) and because the older ones have more color contrasted with the black and white. His "Under the Same Shadow" gallery is strange to me, though I like how he creatively played with the music accompaniment and disks and speakers.

My Question for Mr. DeMaria is: Would you consider yourself a perfectionist, or just someone very patient and attentive to details, as all of your art work is very planned, neat, super detailed, and "perfect." Or Would you consider yourself and just an "Artist."