Please join us this tonight at the Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA at 7PM for our first Goetemann Artist Resident Talk. We will be welcoming Yuko Oda from Brooklyn, NY for her month long stay on Rocky Neck. The informal talk is open to all, and light refreshments will be served.
Artists Statement:
My inspiration stems from observations of natural life forms and processes. Organisms like flowers and birds have forms and functions familiar yet foreign to us. At a glance, they may seem simple and go unnoticed, but a little curiosity and observation reveals a universe of complex, intelligent systems. The wonder and reverence I feel in this study is what drives my work, and the results take various directions, from paintings to digital sculpture and animations.
In my practice, I bring forth the life force of a living form by abstracting and transforming its elements. A delicate flower may explode like a bomb, or become a planet in a galaxy. A massive golden butterfly flock departs from a dark landscape, and colorful hummingbirds escape from an apocalyptic explosion. At times ephemeral and celestial, at others haunting, I explore energetic contrasts and mystical symbolisms in my work.
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Good Morning Gloucester 
beautiful hummingbirds
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