Deidre Argyle

Lives and works in Springfield, MO, USA

Artist statement

Conceptually my research explores the cycles of transformation--creation and decay--that humans are inherently a part of. I am curious about the process of our existence between life and death, and how we process the liminality of this transformation. The truth of our impermanence is dreadful and painful but also beautiful and poetic. The uncertainty of what lies after death can sometimes cause us to become detached from the inherent process that gives us meaning and value. Guided by a quest to become more attached, aware, present in this cycle I have been developing a series of works that emphasize the process of transformation through installation and sculptural objects. When developing work it is important to me to balance attraction and uneasiness through the relationship of the objects materials, scale, and form. I know an object or installation is finished when it can generate contemplation through its serene aesthetics yet also reveal an underlying structure that is decaying causing some instability or drawing attention to the works fragility or ambiguity creating an uneasy contrast. When incorporating imagery in my work, I desire that it feel familiar yet remain abstract- generating more questions than it gives answers. Ambiguity and liminality are very important concepts to me as I develop works. In addition, visually each work needs to show transformation, often I use the grid as a clue to the structure inherent in nature and therefore in our lives. Geometric...

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