Birdcage, oil on panel, 2005
I think of art-making as functioning as visual essays or as scientific experiments; and less as a diaristic document.
Therefore, if the image or form is to communicate in visual terms, one must have something to say.
Pentecost, oil on panel, 2005
Tinder, charcoal on mylar, 2003
Intercession Triptych, oil on panel, 2005
As an artist, I undertake considerable research in preparation to make my own work. As an educator, I encourage students to learn a subject well enough to form an opinion and use the image or form as the vehicle to
communicate that opinion. A liberal arts education helps artists do just that - explore a range of disciplinary ideas and methodologies and apply them visually.
The Original Sin, oil on panel, 2005
All images © Lisa Sweet 2005
