ARTIST BIO
Grady Haugerud received the Forward Arts Foundations 2005 Emerging Artist of the Year Award. He has been in numerous shows, including "Forward Arts" an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA), AAF Contemporary Art Fair in New York City and Transatlantic, in Gallery Twenty-Four in Berlin, Germany. Most recently his work has been selected for 2006 National Juried Exhibit at Eyedrum gallery (Atlanta, GA), juror: George Kinghorn, Director of Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville FL and 2006 National Juried Competition "Works of Art on Paper", juror: Carter E. Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Every day I am delighted to experience the vast, never-ending beauty and amazing complexities in Nature. I am fascinated by chaos and harmony coexisting in Nature. These elements join forces in my work.
By reaching a stream of consciousness, to form a complicated balance of marks, lines and fine detailing, I am able to create a unique variety of abstractions.
My work is meant to trigger the viewer's own unconscious thoughts, enabling them to visualize primordial plant life, animals and landscapes. Everyone has experienced thoughts and visions within themselves and each is unique only to the individual. My work influences the viewer's perception, allowing them to see an array of things within the drawing, unique to that person alone.
Artist Highlights
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ArtWanted.com Gallery: Art/Drawing Misc.
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Past Clients: Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta Georgia USA; Douglasville Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville Georgia USA; Galtere International Fund, New York, NY USA; The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia USA.
