Something happened to me about 4 years ago that literally changed my life. It was as if unseen forces converged at a focal point somewhere at my core, as if the vanishing point of my life became the foundation for the structure that has become my life.
I am an artist.
In retrospect, it becomes obvious to me that this is what I was supposed to do. From my own ability to entertain myself by making faces in the mirror, to my fascination with the way the world is reflected in a child’s eyes, and to the way an elderly person’s life is brought out in the characteristics of their face, it’s always been inside me, this art thing.
As I continue to grow and learn about art, in effect, put a stamp of self understanding on who I am, my horizons expand and my whole being becomes one with what is my unstated, but certainly until now, misunderstood, purpose for being. The freedom that understanding has given me is reflected in my work. I am an expressionist through realism. I develop compositions that emote a particular idea or concept through the use of universally identifiable subjects.
I enjoy the challenge and the versatility of the human figure and its’ ability to express so much. The entity of space and time intrigues me. The relationship of biology to chemistry, mathematics and the universe, the miracle of life and human growth and development, the triune relationship of mind, body, and spirit. Art allows me to express these ideas to the viewer as an individual based on their own vision, experiences and needs.
I have found that through the experience of making art, the very fragility of those relationships I am compelled to explore in my compositions. My message is that of respect, understanding and most of all wonder.
I particularly enjoy creating compositions that are eye catching, and draw the viewer in, for a closer look; there by inducing an organic response to wonder by the viewing.
My work however does not require that you reflect on it, but I do encourage you to soak it all in and enjoy.
Charly Felling
Nov. 2004