Statement
My dreams weigh into my work constantly. Sometimes my dreams enter into my waking life, and I manifest things from them. I have had a recurring lucid dream for over 10 years now. It's a place I go to. It's so amazing there. I've been trying to map it and write about it, along with creating artwork that represents it. My current series, "Running Through the Forest," is about my recurring dream... Perhaps you are becoming part of it.
"Running Though the Forest" represents a certain type of freedom & innocence experienced as a child. It is also something to be feared. A metaphor for life as we move through it. It is sometimes filled with anxiety and sometimes with comfort. It is something we must be ok with, as with death and rebirth, if we are not, sometimes the forest becomes a jungle and we are consumed by it. (distractions and mind pollution caused by advertising and marketing.)
We run through this forest, yet we cannot run from ourselves. we are confronted by ourselves no matter how far we travel, how deep we go. Sometimes we must go deep inside to shed our outer ego and external influences in order to see clearly who we are. To truly know who and what we are. It is though this constant experience that we are able to more-clearly see the truth that surrounds us. When you are in the forest you only have yourself. When I dream, I travel into a forest, but I fear not. I am in my present self and therefore cannot be weighted down by the karmic weight that is placed upon us by ourselves and society.
There is no movie, there are no props, there is no 15 minutes, your already in it,
as am I.
-Andie deRoux
For me the greatest thing about working in art, with my materials and techniques, is to be able to say something that has meaning and weight, something that communicates an idea on many different levels. Through the process of making art, I am able to have a deeper discussion with myself and the world. I want to create the truth and have it be an intimate relationship so present that you can feel it, and over time it grows deeper. Art is an interwoven part of my life,
I utilize methods of expression, that most directly and accurately enable myself to most-quickly manifest ideas through physical material means without losing the orginal conceptual intent and momentum..
