DEBORAH SISCO

50 ATIM’S TOP 60 MASTERS 2022

DEBORAH SISCO

"I love to work with materials that move. I love how I can move the charcoal around on paper, how the brush moves the oil paint on the canvas, and how the clay feels in my hands when sculpting. I am not a planner, I cannot see a painting or a drawing before I begin, and though I plan the sculptures ahead of time, all of my works dictate what they become. Each stoke of the brush is dictated by the one just before it. It is about the process, the color, the form, and most of all, the materials. I love to experiment with new materials and new processes and the challenge it presents to me.

My work is about just seeing things differently and the exhilaration of being free. I believe that to love art is all about learning to see. I want my viewers to experience my art not how I see it but how they see it. It should be a personal experience that is different for each person. That experience should be visually pleasing, happy, or even disturbing, but not empty. I have started working with AI, feeding hundreds of images of my work into neural networks. Hours later, it produces newly interpreted images composed of thousands of bits and pieces taken from all my images. It is then the adventure begins. It's terrifying yet exhilarating; it is pure chaos. The paintings I create from this point are not intended to make a statement; they are not meant to be "understood"; there is no hidden message. Instead, they are an experience of chaos; since we live in a world full of chaos, we must learn how to relate to it and fit in. Each piece reflects me, and I have abandoned notions of what a good painting should look like and have given in to allow each new work just to become whatever it decides to be."

Something Like Me” Oil on Wood Panel With Poured Resin, 38"x38"

“Anything But Typical” Oil on Wood Panel with Poured Resin, 38"x38"

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