"Cyndi"
Oil on Canvas
36"x 60"
36"x 60"
"Landscape # 1"
10" x 10"
"Landscape #2"
10" x 10"
"Landscape #3"
10" x 10"
"Revision: Fear of the Lord is the
End of Knowledge - But Fools
Despise Wisdom & Instruction.
There is No Fear in Love."
Mixed Media
7" x 16"
"Creation Mythos: Beginnings"
Mixed Media
7" x 16"
"For Love Has The Sharpest Teeth"
Mixed Media
7" x 16"
"Bobhi "
Mixed Media
7" x 16"
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"Pantocrator #1"
Oil on Board
10" x 10"
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"Pantocrator #2"
Oil on Board
10" x 10"
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"Pantocrator #3"
Oil on Board
10" x 10"
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About the Artist
Artist Statement
The process of creation is for me a process of discovery and experimentation. I work intuitively, not thinking about meaning or symbols until fairly late in the process, at which point a piece is refined and either slightly reworked to make it cohesive, or disassembled entirely to begin anew. It is a somewhat chaotic process, beginning almost entirely in aesthetics with only a vague idea or concept guiding it, and evolving into something with much more significance. I work primarily in assemblage, finding most of my materials in garbage piles, thrift stores, or out in remote areas of the desert or mountains. My choice of materials is very inspired by the
My intuitive process often leads me into emotionally dark places, likely the result of a lifelong struggle with depression, though occasionally the lighter side shines throughz . That said, however, I believe that my influences and interpretations of my own work are only particularly relevant during its creation. With its entry into the public view, each viewer becomes an active participant in the development of each piece's meaning or story. Audience response, whether expressed or kept silent, is a crucial part of the creative process of my work, and as these various interpretations find their way back to me, they inform my own evolving interpretations. In this way, the viewer is at least as important to the work as I am, and the concepts and ideas presented in each work evolve even after its completion in the studio.
Bio
Chauncey Secrist is an American artist, born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1980, who works in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, ink, collage, and assemblage, and is primarily self-taught. His work has been exhibited in many galleries in Salt Lake City, including Art Access, Patrick Moore Gallery, Contemporary Design & Art Gallery, Palmer’s Gallery, and the Springville Museum of Art; and in THAT Gallery in Hong Kong, and the APW Gallery in New York. His style is constantly evolving as he experiments with new mediums, finds inspiration in new places, and delves more deeply into his own psyche. Chauncey lives and works in Salt Lake City with his daughter.