Christopher Scardino

With more and more frequency, I enjoy the idea of making something from nothing. Just a blank surface can bring a smile, a long, meandering thought, a sense of triumph and exhilaration. I start with a structure, some order if you will, and then hang color and light on it. Simple enough...not quite. I trust myself to the degree that I can palette knife or scrape or brush paint on the surface and start to make sense of what it needs to be within this particular context. I explore soft and hard edges, bold and passive color, areas of a work that may be quiet or quite agitated and loud. The masculine and feminine counterparts play a role in my work and I feel the weight of color and line and the need to balance, to find an equilibrium not only for the piece, but for myself. I will continue pushing forward into new frontiers of shape and color and edge relationship works of art well into the future!

-Christopher Scardino