Kerra Lee Taylor
My work exploits the narrative potential of painting. A painting
cannot encompass the entirety of a narrative, but it can imply
one. It functions more like a single scene rather than the whole
story. When we take a scene out of context, we are left to fill in the
gaps. For every person, for every story, the interpretation of the
scene will be unique. In this manner, I allow room for viewers to
enter my paintings and complete the stories with their own past
experiences.
I playfully fabricate memories with my family to fill in the holes
caused by the loss of stories. I take into consideration the various
personalities, quirks, and typical environments that my relatives
and I live in. My paintings are embellishments of personal
experiences with family. By putting them in these normal settings
with such unusual circumstances, I create my own stories,
familiar and fantastic at the same time. It is in these extraordinary
situations that we find the stories that are worth telling.
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