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STATEMENT
BRUCE THORN
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Abstraction, invention, imagination, exploration and metaphor are the basis
of my artwork. The goal is for viewers to make new discoveries with each
encounter. This work attempts to offer multiple interpretations while challenging
our processes of forming associations and meaning. Just as life often leads to
unknown surprises, I explore journeys rather than specific destinations.
Color fields and meandering line often serve as the beginning of a process,
suggesting organic, anthropomorphic and geometric forms, spaces and
interactions. Such artwork could be described as “metaphorical abstraction.”
Narrative has been discarded and replaced by a language of color, shape, line and
movement. Simplified visual means are utilized to enable complex results.
I accept the notion that life confronts us with chaos. Art can help us come to
terms with this chaos. Each day I go into the studio to work and it is if I’ve never
been there before. Everything must be relearned and explored on a daily basis,
keeping it fresh and inspired. I try to approach this work with an attitude of
playfulness, openness and discovery by blending the analytical, intuitive and
mystical.