Luke Buffenmyer: New Work (Art Exhibition)

Art Exhibition:  August 29 – September 30, 2016, Mon. – Thurs. 8 am – 5:30 pm, Fri. 8 am – 12 pm, Peacock Gallery, Russell Hall, Cochran Campus

Artist Statement

Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector’s passion borders on the chaos of memories. – Walter Benjamin

I am driven to make things. My images are a collection of memories, emotion, desire, illusion, and fact.

As an artist, I work in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, wood, and digital imaging. I work concurrently on multiple projects often combining various media. The images are often allegorical in nature and combine elements of figurative representation and intuitive mark making, reflecting aspects of my life, society the history of art.

I am motivated as an artist by a deep-rooted and constant need to make things.  The work is an expression for my energy and passion concerning life and art. I attempt to make substance of my feelings, to create objects that build meaning both intellectually and expressively. The work usually involves layers of information, communicating ideas that often require an investment of time and thought to understand. While often the need to create or make things is dominant I feel the need to have substance in the imagery. Social commentary works hand in hand with creative expression. Content, evolution, exploration and discovery fuel my need to create.