BE Schellinger

I attempt to record an event through motion and action rather than objects. I intend to reflect the present, a constant event in a transitional state of taking form.

I consider a work a success when it is about nothing and no thing. It is a mirror reflecting the observer.

My artistic journey involves a profound exploration of the elements that evoke order and pattern in the mind’s eye. I am intrigued by the point at which these visual cues give rise to metaphysical implications, infusing the work with a shared communal meaning.

By attempting to lay paint down as fluidly as possible, I am able to study the tension between pure abstraction and the visually implied. I realize that the slightest variation becomes paramount in its effect on the whole. These variations create tension, allow for comparisons, ask questions of others, disrupt patterns and cycles, and promote individualization.

Ultimately, the mechanical tone of the application resounds with the slight painterly jesters that prompt them to life.

I pull from indigenous patterns in weaving, bar codes, rhythmic vibrations, luminous waves, and the meditative quality of a Tibetan prayer wheel. As a whole, I am looking for a calming, tranquil effect in my work. I realize the individual elements that emerge due to the process of finding their luminosity and recognition by recognizing the same qualities in their neighboring marks.

By allowing for the jostle within the painting, I am guided by opposites attract and polar opposites a pose, much like magnetic fields. This defines the energetic fields between them. This unyielding vibration, constant push-pull, and yin-yang quality helps to facilitate a present-moment awareness.

Nothing and no thing is created in the past or in the future. Ultimately, my relationship with the creative force or container is a visual representation of nothing and no thing, which is the present.