Elizabeth Whiteley
Artist's Statement
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Elizabeth Whiteley
Artist's Statement
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What Matters to Me...
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"Square Root Five",
acrylic paint on canvas
Creative Process My
hope is that my artworks will awaken, in the viewer, the same sense of life’s joys and possibilities which I feel as
I create in my studio. I paint and make sculpture to express my delight in seeking
visual relationships and finding new connections within simple geometric shapes. The discovery
of harmony and symmetry leads to peace of mind. When I complete an artwork, I
have a sense that there is, indeed, order and beauty in this seemingly chaotic world. |
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"Landscape", mixed media
on paper
Mathematical Focus The subject
matter of my paintings and sculpture comes from geometric diagrams. My artworks
reflect my study of the work of artist Jay Hambidge (1867-1924). His work
in art history uncovered the natural design law of dynamic symmetry. I invented
a generative art process. Beginning with the square roots of the numbers 2, 3, and 5, I delineate a formal
system of composition. I apply the principles of dynamic symmetry as I explore subdivided
areas of square root rectangles. I seek the geometric and aesthetic properties
of their proportions. They become the framework that gives me infinite possibility
for personal expression.
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