Suzan Fant
My art is an exploration
of possibilities. I re-interpret.
I appropriate. I make large
what is small, small what is large.
Incorporating multiple
layers of possibilities; I translate using my own particular vocabulary of
visual language.
I often see my art as musical images, the lyrical
abstraction of light and movement, color, and pattern.
During my explorations, a particular rightness
presents itself to me. Some time ago, I happened upon a quote by one of my many
favorite authors, Eudora Welty. Eudora’s words seemed written for as if spoken
for me – to me:
“Moving
things from anywhere to anywhere… and that’s what I really love doing – putting
things in their best and proper place revealing things at the time that they
matter most”.
My art is about:
Connections Affinities
Line(s) and
Pattern(s)
Symbols Text
Type
Typography
Color
Variations Similarities
In the making of my work, I explore connections and
affinities using multiple layers in both literal and figurative senses. New
meanings are created using those many layers. Additional connections are made by
type as in belonging to a particular group or “family”.
Painted/drawn/dyed/printed/sewn/ and “found” papers
and fabrics are incorporated with all things “printed” whether by hand, machine,
or by nature. Recycling and repurposing the varied “jewels” of everyday flotsam
and jetsam are included in the mix of this vocabulary that has become my Collage
Dictionary.