Andy Devine

Artist Statement –

Andy Devine

My practice is focused on an expression of the inherent want to reconcile my geographic displacement with a need for a sense of belonging, by drawing on formative experiences. This displaced reawakening, constructed through gestural imagery of industrial landscapes and the circumstances of a personal narrative, delivers what is a reflection of self. The romanticism that I find in industrial landscapes is often contrasted with the disturbing and moody atmosphere viewer’s experience. I find this contradictory interpretation inspiring and somewhat confounding. I am driven to represent myself in the landscape and through self-reflection convey memory, nostalgia, melancholy, and the enduring sense of loss.