Day 46
Chubby Art Challenge
I am Amazing!
About the Painting
"I am Amazing!" is an
Original Mixed Media 3D Sculptural Relief Chubby Art Painting by Alison Galvan
created with Sculptamold, a Paper & Gypsum product, & painted
with professional Artist grade Acrylics on a 5" X 7" inch
gallery quality wood panel.
Just as each message has great
meaning for me personally and is created with a lot of thought, so each letter
is lovingly sculpted by hand, dried, individually painted, and mounted onto a
whimsically decorated wood panel.
I am a positive person. I like to
laugh much and often, but lately when I look at what we surround ourselves with
I shake my head, no wonder we are so screwed up. TV shows that glorify
adultery, movies whose themes revolve around the dark side of humanity, video
games that focus on theft and murder, newscasts of bombing and mayhem and art
and music that depicts subjects that make me want to cry and go into a
deep depression. What are we doing to ourselves?
I believe our thoughts are things and
while I've never thought of myself as a loopy, way out there, head in the
clouds artsy fartsy type, I do think that if I create positive, inspiring,
happy work, I can make a change certainly in my own world, but hopefully in
your world too.
What kind of world do you want to live
in? Let's create a happier one together!
"I am Amazing!"
is signed and dated on the back of the painting. It is wired
and can be hung immediately or framed and then hung, whichever is your
preference.
All Chubby Art is varnished to protect it from dust and UV rays.
All Chubby Art is varnished to protect it from dust and UV rays.
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commissioned work. If you would like a
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Artist Statement
People think of our daily comings and
goings as simply boring routine, but for me, I call it fabulous inspiration.
Observing the world around me, I see life as one would imagine it on an old
fashioned movie reel. The lights turned out, a box of popcorn on my lap and as
the projector whirs and clicks frame after frame lights up the screen with
ridiculous characters acting out wonderfully hysterical situations. And while
mundane, if we stop and really observe the everyday we find ourselves relating
to the humour of the event, or the beauty, fear, or joy. It is from these
moments, like stilled scenes captured from the movie reel, that my artwork is
born.
Working 3 dimensionally with my hands
molding the paper and gypsum sculpting compound connects me both intellectually
and tangibly to the richness of each character. As I sculpt, building up and
cutting away, exaggerating proportions, expressions and fashions, my goal is to
capture the power in the personality of the people and things the sculpture
portrays. Bold colours complete each piece adding a sense of strength and
vibrant energy that animates each scene bringing it to life.
My artwork is a reflection of my desire
to see the humour in the everyday experience, finding joy in the small things.
Through my artistic vignettes I want to uplift, transform and bring a little
laughter into the world. There are stories to be told and I have a passion to
tell them!
Artist Bio
With limited artistic experience in
high school and almost zero drawing skills, I persevered with my creative
ambitions earning a Fine Arts Degree at Parsons School of Design in New York
and Paris, graduating in 1993 with a major in Fashion Design. On returning home
to British Columbia, Canada I began my own business designing and manufacturing
children’s clothes, selling to stores in Western Canada and Toronto. Marrying
in 1996, I switched gears, devoting all my time and energies to raising and
homeschooling my two children. While a busy mother, I contributed to the family
finances creating two online shops selling plus size lingerie, and Asian
statues. Now, with children grown to independence, I have decided to once again
explore my artistic passion, taking on the challenges of working 3
dimensionally, an interest sparked in university. My Sculptures and 3D Relief
Paintings are all about capturing the funny moments and ridiculous characters
that fill up our daily experience. Happy and joyful, the subjects and colors
are a reflection of my desire to create artwork that brings warmth and humor
into any space in which it is displayed.
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Thanks,
A.
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