The Art of Allison Stratton

Artist Name: Allison Stratton and Allison’s site

Curator Karen Cheng

Artist Statement: 

"I remember wanting to share how I process the world visually since I was a child. My first memory of this was listening to a dramatic pop song on my Walkman, running to my mom, and explaining how you could follow the ups and downs of the song with a line on paper! That idea of connecting how the soul feels in the moment with a visual carries with me to this day.

My body of work is influenced by the uncontrollable nature of the media I choose.  These media include fumage (smoke), wax, fluid and opaque acrylic, and charcoal. As I explore the human form in painting, the techniques I learned through the process of surrendering control have a perfect imperfection in portraying the figures in a raw, honest way.

A huge thanks to the Grand Marais Art Colony for teaching me the fumage technique and the ability to let go of the outcome and focus on the journey."