michaelachornart.com Anoka, Minnesota, USA Drawing and Painting
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Michaela M. Chorn Material and labor remain at the core of my practice. Through an urgency of mark making, I create objects that foster a sensory experience between the viewer and the artwork. My studio practice has become performative, while the process of making remains meditative. I am able to more logically respond to the fast-paced and technology dependent world through an intuitive making process. And, I consider the varied spectrum of labor, from handmade objects to works created using machinery, and how these different types of labor contribute to the solicitation of empathy from the viewer.
my making processes. As Jiro Yoshihara stated: “The thing that is most important to us is for contemporary art to act as a free space that provides people living in these severe times with the greatest emancipation. It is our deep-seated belief that creativity in a free space will truly contribute to the development of the human race.� 1
I work instinctively, responding to the events of the world. While my work is not specifically about politics, it is motivated by my reactions to personal, national, and international events. These reactions guide
1 Ming Tiampo, Gutai: Decentering Modernism (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2011), 41.
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Untitled (Soft Marks) 2016 Graphite powder on paper 42 x 84 in.
Covered 2016 Black gesso on canvas 48 x 48 in.