An Artist Statement of Shant Beudjekian
I have always had a drive to pursue art as a profession; my influences and inspirations are dependent on artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chuck Close, Lucian Freud, the chaotic linear brush strokes of Jackson Pollock, and the unexpected and bold visual definitions of Pablo Picasso. I believe I have the tendency to view art as a process that enables me to extricate myself from all boundaries. I am very fond of Antoine Gaudi and Picasso and the genre of dynamism that is evident in the works of Boccioni and Jean Dubuffet. The sculptures of Jean...more