August 6th
Healing Spaces
Healing Spaces is a body of work emphasizing the dual nature of the healing process the artist undergoes in his practice. The journey begins with time spent alone in the wilderness. The solitude and isolation allow the artist to disconnect from the constant barrage of modern stimuli and reconnect with the natural world where he contemplates the cycles of life and the age of the Earth as was to bring balance to his own existence.
In the studio, John Swincinski connects the memories of those times spent in nature with his painted surfaces. He translates the emotional content of his experiences into a language of mark making and paint handling. His studio becomes an extension of the wilderness, and the therapeutic process continues as he adds, removes, and manipulates paint on canvas, often mirroring the forces of nature in his approach. Each canvas becomes a record of a personal experience, while simultaneously opening the door for the viewer to associate their own memories and experiences with a particular surface and composition.