A r t I s t
s S t a t e m e n t
A ‘materials junkie’, I look at everything as a potential art
medium, including the debris generated by my family of five. I am excited by the challenge of
re-imagining and re-composing everyday objects and personal cast offs in
combination with traditional materials and processes.
For a number
of years I’ve been focusing on the ‘family debris series’. The concept for the series formed in my
mind a number of years ago, as I cleaned out, and purged boxes and bags of my
children’s old toys and clothes. The items were either too worn, incomplete or
fraught with memories to be passed on. I couldn’t bear the thought of these
personal bits heading for a long slow death buried in a land fill. I decided to
capture the moment and give a new life to our old stuff. Work created from our diverse family
debris or inspired by the everyday household materials that populate my world
takes a number of forms: 2d
ephemera as prints/mixed media works and installations, 3d detritus as
sculpture and assemblage, and household materials as installation and
environmental sculpture. The
‘family debris series’ tells the story of our family and how we live through
what we consume; in essence an abstract visual history of the choices we’ve
made.
Bio
Lisa
Barthelson is a mixed media artist who works from her studio in the Sprinkler
Factory in Worcester MA and is a member of the Blackstone Print Studio
cooperative. Barthelson’s practice focuses on printmaking, mixed media/collage,
encaustic, found object assemblage, and environmental and site specific
sculpture. Barthelson uses the objects and materials around her, including her
‘trash’ from family’s post consumer waste stream, to spark and inspire her art
making. Barthelson has exhibited
her work throughout New England and in NY. Barthelson was the recipient of the
Juror’s Choice Gold Award for her site specific sculpture ‘water rings’, part
of the 2010 Art in the Park Exhibition in Worcester MA.
66 Emerald Road
Rutland, MA 01543
508 667
5182
studio: Harlow St. Worcester MA
lisabarthelson@gmail.com
www.lisabarthelson.com
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