Kelly Correll Brown
Artist Statement

There is an underlying theme throughout my work that is centered on the loose interpretation of dreams as fairytales and fairytales as reality. I work within the realm of imagination and try to marry this into the mundane objects and events of everyday life. I find interesting the contrast between what we see and what the imagination places into our minds eye. I describe my work as reflecting an "absencescape". The landscape of the whole is hinted at through an absence of literal imagery. I think of it as the space between alertness and dreams when reality is blurred just a bit, an escape from absence.

I work with many different materials and in a variety of techniques. Because I have a background in painting and drawing, textiles, and fashion I enjoy incorporating elements of all of these techniques into my process. I do not like limiting myself to working on one piece at a time. This gives me the freedom to begin to build stories that can flow circularly rather than linearly.

My work reflects a belief in the powers of whimsy, absence, fear, silence, and an ever-evolving story.

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