ABOUT THE ARTIST
Patric Shurden is an artist and retired art educator from Norman, Oklahoma. He earned his Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in the field of Art Education; concentrating in various printmaking mediums while there. He has worked as a commercial screenprinter, graphic artist, camera / darkroom tech and shop manager before returning to teaching art in public schools; where he taught K-12 art for 25 years. His work has received many awards and has been shown in Boston, MA, St. Louis, MO, Los Angeles, CA, Lincoln, NB, numerous online exhibitions, as well as several group shows in Oklahoma.
ABOUT THE ART
STATEMENT
"What makes collage compelling to me is the exploration of symbiotic relationships between images that have traveled through time and space to arrive, together, in a new environment; an environment that gives those images new context and meaning."
These images are a part of an ongoing series dealing with love, loss, hope, despair and the feeling that there is something or someone out there that will love you to death or eat you alive.
DESCRIPTION
These digital assemblages are derived from original and found imagery from both the digital and analog realm. This body of work engages the viewer through ambiguous narratives that often take the form of correspondence, cards, book covers and other ephemera.
PRINTS
Each image is represented as a series of limited edition digital prints using fine archival inks and paper. All images are printed using archival HD inks on 100% cotton rag paper. Editions are signed, numbered and limited to 10 prints each.