Art of your Mind

A Virtual Gallery of Contemporary Artwork

by

Nathan John Strother

I love abstract art. What the viewer sees in an abstract painting is not right or wrong; it is simply … what they see, and no one else. They make it theirs in a personal way. I love to give that to people….

Even though I had some formal art education in my earlier years, I don't feel that any meaningful study of art began for me until about seven years ago, doing it on my own and completely driven by a desire to create with paint.

That desire had remained dormant for more than 20 years. When it returned, I felt a strong pull toward abstract art, and I am fascinated by the power of color. That has been my direction and artistic calling for the last few years. Now that I have rid myself of a 9-to-5 job, which I think of as an albatross which clung to me for 30 years, I can now find the time to continue with my art in a serious way.

I have studied (on my own) many artists, such as Kandinsky, Rothko, Malevich, Frankenthaler, Braque, Balsamo, among many others. Contemporary artist David Novak's work in abstract expressionism is fascinating.

I work primarily in oil and acrylic on stretched canvas or linen. I also work using soft pastels and oil pastels on pastelboard, bristol, or fine pastel paper.

What interests me very much at this time are biomorphic shapes which are around us all day, every day. That interest manifests itself in much of my current collection: a biomorphic style of vivid, swirling colors, representing the mind's eye of what makes up life itself; any part of any living thing. Even the inside of a living cell can be a beautiful thing - so beautifully simple, yet so intriguingly complex.
Though all of my work is titled, the interpretation is entirely up to the viewer.

I respect all schools of art and commend any artist who makes art for the sake of making art.



Nathan John Strother - 2003

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