Lisa Tomczeszyn Art Statement

Artists are the chroniclers of human experiences.  I believe the act of creating art is a uniquely human experience – it is an act that is not biologically necessary to sustain life yet from mankind’s origins humans have recorded their personal histories by making art.

I believe that color has metaphorical weight. I work in reaction to the beauty of natural world, specifically the interactions between atmosphere, light, and the earth. The horizon demarcating earth and atmosphere occupy daily reflection.  My work is a meditation on the chemistry of light, air, water and the combinations of sky and weather patterns.  My paintings of nature are a personal form of prayer and gratitude. When I create a piece of statement art – I use the intensity of the color as a means of conveying my emotional human response to events.   

My statement art practice is in constant response to current events and the wayward actions of humankind. Art helps us make sense of the beautiful and the horrific act of living.