Ian Kimmerly
www.iankimmerlyart.com
ikimmerl@hotmail.com
San Francisco, CA
www.iankimmerlyart.com
ikimmerl@hotmail.com
San Francisco, CA
Artist Statement:
It is the investigation of relationships, what
lies between two images or ideas, and how
form can affect that relationship, that most
interests me. Through combining multiple
images within a painting, I hope to pose
several questions: How do we define what is
real? In what ways do we sort and process
the ordinary? By what means do we identify
these very terms? For me, such questions
become an opportunity to examine other
related subjects such as: cultural
observations, the routines of daily life, and
the conflict between urban and natural
environments.
I am compelled by a painting process that
involves both perception and response. For
this reason I work to maintain a dialog with
each of my paintings, an openness to
compositional decisions, rather than
committing myself to a singular idea or
destination. I find this way of working suites
my subject matter, allowing me to find
inspiration in chance and uncertainty, and the
opportunity to respond accordingly. For me it
is the search for answers – not the answers
themselves – that is most essential to
invention.
It is the investigation of relationships, what
lies between two images or ideas, and how
form can affect that relationship, that most
interests me. Through combining multiple
images within a painting, I hope to pose
several questions: How do we define what is
real? In what ways do we sort and process
the ordinary? By what means do we identify
these very terms? For me, such questions
become an opportunity to examine other
related subjects such as: cultural
observations, the routines of daily life, and
the conflict between urban and natural
environments.
I am compelled by a painting process that
involves both perception and response. For
this reason I work to maintain a dialog with
each of my paintings, an openness to
compositional decisions, rather than
committing myself to a singular idea or
destination. I find this way of working suites
my subject matter, allowing me to find
inspiration in chance and uncertainty, and the
opportunity to respond accordingly. For me it
is the search for answers – not the answers
themselves – that is most essential to
invention.
| Blank Slates, oil on canvas, 69” x 80”, 2007 |
| Editing, oil on canvas, 67” x 54”, 2007 |
| Mannequins in the Woods, oil on canvas, 40” x 52”, 2006 |
| Untitled, oil on canvas, 48” x 46”, 2006 |
| Cabin Fever, oil on canvas, 39” x 48”, 2006 |
| Toy Houses, oil on canvas, 38” x 44”, 2007 |