Artist
Statement
Raegan
Stewart
When
I’m working on a piece I try to make sure that I’m making something that will evoke
curiosity in its viewer. If there is no sense of wonderment in the piece then
in my opinion it has no real purpose. I want to be able to look at my finished
work and get a new feel for it each time, as if it’s purpose and meaning can be
manipulated throughout my own lifetime. As my experiences and values morph and
evolve so does the value of my work. I am inspired by pure fantasy and whimsy,
I always feel most inclined to create when something comes to me in a day dream
or when it seems to toe the edge between reality and insanity. In many of my
works I hope to signify a sense of self. What ever I’ve created would ideally
be capable of mirroring some element of the life of each person who views it. A
piece is successful when the viewer’s curiosity peeks and they must look upon it
until they finally feel a personal connection. I make my art usually as a slow
process, I will usually have sessions of inspiration over the span of many
different days and for a few hours will feel compelled to work endlessly on the
one piece and then will grow so tired of looking at it I won’t feel inclined to
do so again for many days. Due to my whimsical nature I have a terrible habit
of starting many pieces but finishing only a small percent of what I start. I
use a variety of medias depending on what mood I want to convey, what I’m
assigned to use, or simply what I fancy to work in on that day. Overall the
creative process is for me an escape from the ordinary and boring, it is the
one place on this earth where each man and woman is the captain of their own
fate and the commander of their own fantasy ruled reality.
