COLLECTION NAME:
Art and Art History Student Work
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Image Record ID:
aahi0021655
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Work Title (display):
Graffiti Abstraction
Image Title:
full view
Work Description:
Artist statement: “I make art because it allows me to be interested in everything.” -Dean Adams // Dean Adams, my then professor, had just nonchalantly sparked one of the most profound and notable realizations I would have in my art career up until this point. It was then in that tiny, dimmed classroom at Montana State University that I finally felt like I truly understood why it was that I chose to dedicate my studies, and ultimately my life, to making art. // My work is directly inspired by my everyday experiences which are then filtered through the various subcultural lenses of graffiti, snowboarding, skateboarding, and hip hop, which I was not only a part of, but allowed me to discover myself as a person and ultimately as an artist. Within my work I seek to portray the familiar in an unfamiliar way. This is done largely with these specific subcultural influences in mind; connecting and juxtaposing not only specific ideas, themes, and styles to one another, but also allowing my work to connect the viewer and myself through a sense of shared experience. I make work as a communicative process to speak directly with those who view it and in this, I allow my work to become the start to a conversation or spark of inspiration that the viewer can take with them. // Through the use and manipulation of elements such as color, line, shape, theme, and motif, I create work that, while widely varying in materials or process, still embodies my personal philosophy of aesthetics and is distinctly my own. In keeping emphasis on my bold, graphic style, and use of flattened shape, I allow my work to be easily understood, even on the most visceral of levels. All the while, through my use of typographic elements, composition, sense and portrayal of light, I seek to make the viewer think about my work on a deeper level. Ultimately, my work acts as a visually-communicative exploration of myself and my experiences, and shares with others the ways in which I experience and connect with my world.
Work Dates (display):
2018
Work Dates type:
creation
Work Creator (display):
Graham Fee (American, born 1995)
Work Creator gender:
male
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male
Work Creator gender
false
Work Creator notes (display):
Thesis not found on file (last checked: 02/15/2024)
Work Creator UCB affiliation (display):
BFA 2020, Art and Art History
Work Creator memberOf:
Printmaking student, Art and Art History, CU Boulder
Work Subject:
graffiti
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graffiti
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Work Subject:
culture
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culture
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Work Subject:
experience
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experience
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Work Subject:
typography
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typography
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false
Work Subject:
identity
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identity
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Work Worktype:
prints (visual works)
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prints (visual works)
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Work Worktype:
screen prints
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screen prints
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Work Category (VRC classification):
prints
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prints
Work Category (VRC classification)
false
Work Material and Technique (display):
screen print on white BFK Rieves paper
Work Measurements (display):
24 in (H) x 18 in (W)
Work Location (Repository or Site) name:
University of Colorado Art Museum
Work Location (Repository or Site) role:
exhibition
Work Location (Geographic) name:
Boulder, Colorado
Image Rights (display):
© Graham Fee
Work Rights (display):
© Graham Fee
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Holding Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Collection:
Art and Art History Visual Resources Center
Subcollection:
Art and Art History Student Work Archive
Collection info and contact:
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