ARTIST STATEMENT
AUTUMN PYE / 2020
My works are highly nostalgic, both in concept and in visuals. I explore and put forth the raw and vulnerable experiences and emotions, from both my past and present. By referring to memory I consider its effects and affects, all while using the comparison to current life to create juxta-positional works. While I do work with both physical objects and digital ones, I find myself beginning my projects in my head; pulling thoughts and ideas from the deepest parts of my brain, trying to make sense of them.
Cigarettes have become a somewhat ongoing theme in my work; I use them as a symbol for both time and coping, in day-to-day life. I use only my own collected butts or pieces, and both recognize and find interest in the fact that cigarettes have no other use or function other than being lit and inhaled. My art practice reflects my past and present awareness and responses, and questions the ideas and ideals of both my current experiences, and the social and economic world we live in. |
everything is temporary but nothing is real.” |