Flow State: Anna Brones
May 23-30, 2022
Opening Reception May 27, 5-8pm.
Anna’s Artist Statement:
“Flow State is an exploration of place and process through paper. Each piece is cut entirely freehand, and through the repetition of forms and simple shapes a more complex and detailed work grows.”
“Unlike drawing or painting where you are adding to the paper or canvas, in papercutting, you create the work by removing something. This means that no additions can be made once a piece of paper is cut away. There is no eraser, no way to paint over a flaw. Any mistake or error becomes a catalyst for adaptation. It is a practice of presence, process, and focus.”
“In most of my papercutting work, I draw first. This helps me to see the lines and intersections, and how a piece will unfold. Drawing first allows for more control, but it can also create a sense of physical and mental tension. For this body of work, I wanted to see what would happen if I worked solely freehand, allowing each shape to build into something larger. The overall collection is inspired by the flow and change found all around us in nature, and a challenge to consider the same within ourselves.”