Artist Statement
Through my creations, I convey the heightened sense of inspiration and wonder one feels when encountering the beauty and complexity of the natural world. However… mine is a ‘nature’ that springs from the psyche. Using organic forms, geometric patterns, and vibrant colors, I create works that live, breathe, and expand within one’s imagination. I desire not to imitate, but to demonstrate, and to celebrate, a sense of ‘being alive’. This work (unexpectedly) has been a kind of philosophical onion to me - layers of meaning continuously peel away, only to expose more significance. I find myself wanting to understand, seeking an explanation. But rather than explanation, this work is about the love of exploration, of discovery, of adventure. Possibility, Renewal, and Unity are common themes. Contrasts are woven together- the grotesque with the beautiful, the humorous with the solemn, the unique with the infinite. The vastness of nature provides an endless array of fantastic designs, life forms, and rhythms to investigate, as does the vastness of the mind…
Underlying all the work is the premise that biologically suggestive form/relationships can be used as metaphor for ‘Philosophy’, both personal and universal. This implies that those ‘Philosophies’ have a life of their own, evolving, maturing, and transforming in an alternate reality, which can then be interpreted and comprehended through visual expression.
Contact Lea Anderson at lea@unm.edu