Zachary Kamin
Art expresses thoughts and emotions that lay deep within both our conscience and subconscious. This is why and how I began to create art; to express myself and my emotions. Recently, I have discovered surrealism as a method of exploring more abstract strands of thought which are too complex to express otherwise. My drawings and paintings depict realistic images of human figures, busts, or parts of the body in an unrealistic or distorted scenario. My art is beginning to turn from basic emotions visible on ones' shoulder to communicating thoughts that are much more abstract and complicated. That is, some of my pieces, especially my earlier works, portray a clear image of sadness, depression, pain, anger, or joy. More recent pieces cannot have just one word describe the emotion or thought behind them or the ideas depicted in them. Doing so creates a deeper piece of art which requires more thought from both myself and the viewer.
This process of placing thought onto canvas is my attempt to understand my own psyche and portray it to others through a visible medium.