w. tucker: forever, and no time at all
Artist Statement
“forever, and no time at all”
I see myself as a worker. I get up in the morning, I head to the studio and begin work. This for
me is a consistent means of self-exploration and an exploration of the world around me. A meditation of sorts.
Each element in a piece has a reason and a personality. As they are placed, a story evolves. A
story that I usually see once the piece is complete. The elements that comprise the work often
seem simple and in a certain respect they are. Some characters reoccur simply because I enjoy
the process of drawing or painting them. Others reoccur because they bring a simple presence
to a more complicated situation or question.
The title for this show – “forever, and no time at all” is borrowed from a Nat Bartsch album.
The title feels almost painfully simplistic – to me it references the time we have here. Which at times feels infinite and at other times – especially as one ages – delicately finite.
Through the characters the pieces offer a picture of balance and imbalance, acceptance and struggle. A fight of degrees where a character or characters – a person, an animal, a house, a scribble, a cup – attempts to find balance. Most times this tends to reflect some aspect of my own life struggles or those that I observe in the world around me.
This show decidedly revolves around mostly found and repurposed materials that I’ve worked on – some items quite old. A connection to the past which gives the surfaces the gift of patina and character.
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