artist statement
I've always had a penchant for mythology, folktales, stories passed down through generations; animal tales, gods and spirits, creation...
There is an impression I receive from these stories (these fantastic explanations of the natural world, how things work and why, how they relate to the human condition, tragically, comically; life, death!) that compels me to work, to struggle to capture and share the essence of a dream, a journey, or a connection; those tales (and ways of telling) that seem to be fading in the face of our modern lives.
It’s a visceral connection. I like it raw and messy and urgent, deconstructed, which is why I frequently paint with my fingers instead of a brush, make spontaneous etchings with bleeding ink and acid and thread, print monotypes with discarded plexiglass and cardboard, create masks and puppets using almost entirely found elements, garbage.
I like the surprises and the accidents, the failures and successes, the story, the connection.
There is an impression I receive from these stories (these fantastic explanations of the natural world, how things work and why, how they relate to the human condition, tragically, comically; life, death!) that compels me to work, to struggle to capture and share the essence of a dream, a journey, or a connection; those tales (and ways of telling) that seem to be fading in the face of our modern lives.
It’s a visceral connection. I like it raw and messy and urgent, deconstructed, which is why I frequently paint with my fingers instead of a brush, make spontaneous etchings with bleeding ink and acid and thread, print monotypes with discarded plexiglass and cardboard, create masks and puppets using almost entirely found elements, garbage.
I like the surprises and the accidents, the failures and successes, the story, the connection.
bio
Autumn is an actor, dancer, visual artist, aerialist, martial artist and fight choreographer, originally from South Florida, now living mostly in NYC. She received her training everywhere. And still does.
