Michon Weeks: Airplane, Boombox, Car
From the Artist: As a painter, I work to see as concretely as possible what my mind can think and imagine. Inspiration can come from anything and anywhere: things, thoughts, memories, sensations, etc. My collection of subjects for this group of paintings comes from direct conversations with my choir mates at St. Peter鈥檚 in Northfield, MN. I asked my fellow singers questions about themselves. What is important to you? How do you spend your time? What are your prized possessions? Often, their answers yield specific objects鈥揳 sewing machine, a stocking cap, an airplane, a ring, etc. I paint to see a materialized view of each object distilled through my paints, tools, hands, brain, senses, heart, and gut. Blocky-shaped objects in disagreeable colors, along with my mistakes, edits, and dabs of unpolished doubt are unconcealed in the paintings.
Michon Weeks is a fiscal year 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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From the Artist: As a painter, I work to see as concretely as possible what my mind can think and imagine. Inspiration can come from anything and anywhere: things, thoughts, memories, sensations, etc. My collection of subjects for this group of paintings comes from direct conversations with my choir mates at St. Peter鈥檚 in Northfield, MN. I asked my fellow singers questions about themselves. What is important to you? How do you spend your time? What are your prized possessions? Often, their answers yield specific objects鈥揳 sewing machine, a stocking cap, an airplane, a ring, etc. I paint to see a materialized view of each object distilled through my paints, tools, hands, brain, senses, heart, and gut. Blocky-shaped objects in disagreeable colors, along with my mistakes, edits, and dabs of unpolished doubt are unconcealed in the paintings.
Michon Weeks is a fiscal year 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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