Emma Deesing

As a painter and mixed-media artist, I analyze the intersection of collage and painting, investigating how the two exist in a space with one another. My ultimate goal is to create imagined realities by making the two clashing forces work together simultaneously and appear as if they belong together. I introduce found objects into my paintings to help convey the sensation of dimension and to break the tradition of illusionistic space by adding sculptural forms. Delight and curiosity can be felt when I combine colors and shapes in paint with materials like wood, clay, glass, paper, and fabric. The combination of unconscious thoughts and the intuitive processes are interwoven leading to a work that puts an emphasis on experimentation and a process filled with a child’s sense of wonder. All the surfaces I build myself, and I continually test out new materials to add to my imagined spaces.