Logan Parsons

Most likely to break the law for their art

My work is based primarily in research and synthesis. The goal is to excavate a subject and find what has slipped through the cracks, discovering, combining, and amplifying those details of our world that are often obscured by the desire for a decisive truth. I do not restrict myself to a specific medium, using whatever means I feel best communicate the ideas I uncover. In the words of Emil Cioran, “I construct a form of universe; I believe in it, and it is the universe, which collapses nonetheless under the assault of another certitude or another doubt.”

Hey Logan, it always gives me a strong feeling and blows my mind every time I see your works. The variety of your art pieces is not fixed, sometimes it is landscape, sometimes it’s like a feeling of watching the scenes of a film. You are always innovating, but one thing that does not change at all, is your amazing talent in photography. All the works show your extraordinary photographic skills and understanding of photography. Your artworks are of ten simple and clean but bring inner peace to the audience. I think the work in your senior show also brought you to a new level, which encourages people to think out of the box, to innovate, to promote the collision of ideas. I feel so happy being a classmate with you and appreciate seeing your fantastic works in my college life.

“Mind” from the series “Bareley Legal,” 2023 Scanned Object

Logan is one of those people in the class who never fails to surprise me with his niche ideas and projects. Over the past two years, I have seen Logan produce ambiguous sculptural work, timeless film photos, stunning landscapes, and retrospective research based projects. You never know what to expect when Logan shows up to critique. I can never guess what he will be presenting or what he has to say, but nevertheless I am intrigued and surprised every time. I think my favorite project I have seen from Logan has to be his most recent one that he showed in The Jacob Lawrence Gallery for our Grad show, highlighting the topic of unclassified and unregulated drugs, something I had never thought of as a major topic of debate before. I think this project is a quintessential example for why I appreciate Logan’s presence in class so much. He always brings fresh ideas to the table and topics I’ve never heard or thought twice about before. I know Logan will continue to keep people on their toes with his thought process and projects after graduation and I am excited to see it!