Artist Statement
Controlled chaos was a term I used to describe my work years ago and in many ways still holds true today, but I have refined my style by making subtle adjustments in ideas, concepts, or methods. In most cases, my work can be referenced from photographs I’ve taken on my iPhone. The images could come from nature, an experience, happenstance, and on occasion, a fluke, a happy surprise. Discovering the technique that suits a particular image leads to a rewarding result that is not predetermined, and enables me to have a variety of ideas and options available, whether I retain the image as a photo or as inspiration for a drawing, painting, or relief print.
My instinctive ability to see potential work in these images gives me the capability to apply form and color into new ideas that will render an expressive interpretation of the original likeness. I approach each piece of work as an experiment, that suggestion, frees me to explore the possibilities and to succeed or fail in the attempt. Once the plan is formed, I break down the components of the study, then gradually build the layers to different degrees of complexity. I believe in the notion, you start the art piece with your idea, but the art eventually tells you what it needs and where to go. Therefore, intuitively, making use of my creative and natural abilities.
I continue my education to further my development of different methods and to create work that overlaps disciplines. I enjoy the process of making art; the trial and error of exploring a particular idea, and allowing the viewer to invent their own interpretation of the work. My work embodies photography, painting, drawing, and relief printmaking. Since showing my work, it has proven to be recognized with merit. I have no regrets regarding my art, it’s pure joy.
Lisa Trevino
My instinctive ability to see potential work in these images gives me the capability to apply form and color into new ideas that will render an expressive interpretation of the original likeness. I approach each piece of work as an experiment, that suggestion, frees me to explore the possibilities and to succeed or fail in the attempt. Once the plan is formed, I break down the components of the study, then gradually build the layers to different degrees of complexity. I believe in the notion, you start the art piece with your idea, but the art eventually tells you what it needs and where to go. Therefore, intuitively, making use of my creative and natural abilities.
I continue my education to further my development of different methods and to create work that overlaps disciplines. I enjoy the process of making art; the trial and error of exploring a particular idea, and allowing the viewer to invent their own interpretation of the work. My work embodies photography, painting, drawing, and relief printmaking. Since showing my work, it has proven to be recognized with merit. I have no regrets regarding my art, it’s pure joy.
Lisa Trevino
