Olga Stamatiou’s Artist Statement

I approach my work in an intuitive, direct, honest, brave way, always mindful of formal concerns.  If I have a definite idea, I quickly put it down on canvas in a sketchy broad manner and proceed from there.  If I have no idea of what I want to paint, I begin by painting broad masses of color and lines on canvas until something curious emerges from within.  I go back and forth, in and out.  I scrub, scrape, paint, and wipe with rags.  I constantly stir up the bottom bringing up life from under the surfaces.

Currently exciting about my work is the new format of using small canvases and linking them together through the use of patterns, lines, broad color masses, and repetitive motifs thus allowing for a much broader, contemplative and rhythmic vision to emerge.

The process of painting is what excites me and not the outcome. While clarity is important, I love the sense of power that comes from the unrefined nature of things.

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