CHYNA DOUGHERTY
Being defined as an artist is a funny thing, I think about it a lot. It begs the question of what makes an artist?
Growing up I’ve always had a love for creating, whatever I could get my hands on I would make something with it. I was never stopped from drawing on the walls of my house, as long as it was in my own room. As I grew up and the world of art expanded to me, so did what I wanted to create. I’ve always struggled with creating just for the sake of getting something done, say it be a school project or request. I enjoy feeling my emotion tie with my work and what feelings it brings out in me when I finally decide the piece is finished.
I wanted to create pieces that would do the same to others. not in the exact same way, due to myself being the one who created them. I want this collection to have a visual resonance.
This collection of work was designed to take the viewer out of their space or the current physical space that they are in, and bring them into a new landscape. The large canvases themselves allude to differing sensations in the viewer. Though there is a somewhat clear idea of what these landscapes are, they are meant to bring memories upon the viewers. The viewer is meant to perceive the pieces as they please while being reminded of different feelings, places they have visited or even if the work reminds them of a person. It is meant to spark conversations of memory and evoke remnant feelings from those memories. The added layering on top of the landscapes are meant to bring them together through a wave of time that we do not see with our own eyes in the real physical world. It is meant to show connection between not only places but also people.
The future can be pretty neat, but so can the past, so lets keep looking up - Ongoing Series
(top left) Try to feel the sky with your feet, acrylic on canvas, 36”x36”
(top right) The sea is full of snakes, but they are pretty cool cats, acrylic on canvas, 30”x30”
(bottom) Rings of light to share with one another, acrylic on canvas, 24”x24”
