Artist Statements
My work is about the expression of color. I create art that educates about the complexity of color and its effects on form, in our surroundings. The extreme colors and textures of the earth or the abstractions, transparency and layering of organic formations, all inspire me to explore and create. In essence my work is not abstract rather it is a representation of abstract subjects in our environment.
Mixed Media Collage
I am interested in creating work that tells the story of western civilization. To assist in that process I often use text in the content of the image to inform and educate about the painted subject. As an art educator, and anthropological artist I am breaking down various scenes into images, using elements such as textstraction, abstract backgrounds and reclaimed found objects such as paper, wood and metal to create a mixed media environment. I am attracted by subjects that tell stories or international icons born of or adopted into American culture. I am intrigued by contrasting images and other forms of dichotomy that are found in western culture. I enjoy painting, constructing scenes by deconstructing various images and putting them back together like jigsaw puzzles made up of pieces from divergent boxes.
G.A. Gardner
My work is about the expression of color. I create art that educates about the complexity of color and its effects on form, in our surroundings. The extreme colors and textures of the earth or the abstractions, transparency and layering of organic formations, all inspire me to explore and create. In essence my work is not abstract rather it is a representation of abstract subjects in our environment.
Mixed Media Collage
I am interested in creating work that tells the story of western civilization. To assist in that process I often use text in the content of the image to inform and educate about the painted subject. As an art educator, and anthropological artist I am breaking down various scenes into images, using elements such as textstraction, abstract backgrounds and reclaimed found objects such as paper, wood and metal to create a mixed media environment. I am attracted by subjects that tell stories or international icons born of or adopted into American culture. I am intrigued by contrasting images and other forms of dichotomy that are found in western culture. I enjoy painting, constructing scenes by deconstructing various images and putting them back together like jigsaw puzzles made up of pieces from divergent boxes.
G.A. Gardner
Artist Biography
GA Gardner has had a life-long relationship with color and movement. His first professional experience began in the early days of airbrushing and painting apparel for performing artists in the hip-hop, break dancing era. In 1988 he became interested in animation and computer graphics while studying fine art at Harrisburg Area Community College in PA. This interest led him to San Francisco where he studied at Francisco State University. It was at this university that he began to seriously examine the computer's ability to create fine art. At this university he earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts and MA in Education Technology. He then set his sites on graphics pioneering Ohio State University where GA Gardner worked to incorporate 3D graphics into his fine art. He earned a doctorate in Art Education at Ohio State University where he created fine art at the University's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design. GA Gardner later began showing his large format computer fine art images at various museums and galleries nationally and in Asia. GA Gardner’s current body of work captures the iridescence of nature with its infinite palates of color.
GA Gardner has had a life-long relationship with color and movement. His first professional experience began in the early days of airbrushing and painting apparel for performing artists in the hip-hop, break dancing era. In 1988 he became interested in animation and computer graphics while studying fine art at Harrisburg Area Community College in PA. This interest led him to San Francisco where he studied at Francisco State University. It was at this university that he began to seriously examine the computer's ability to create fine art. At this university he earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts and MA in Education Technology. He then set his sites on graphics pioneering Ohio State University where GA Gardner worked to incorporate 3D graphics into his fine art. He earned a doctorate in Art Education at Ohio State University where he created fine art at the University's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design. GA Gardner later began showing his large format computer fine art images at various museums and galleries nationally and in Asia. GA Gardner’s current body of work captures the iridescence of nature with its infinite palates of color.
Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 1993-1995
Department of Art Education
Doctor of Philosophy.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 1992-1993
Department of Educational Technology.
Master of Arts.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 1990-1992
Interdisciplinary Arts.
Bachelor of Arts.
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 1988-1990
Department of Art.
Associate of Arts.
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA. 1988.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 1993-1995
Department of Art Education
Doctor of Philosophy.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 1992-1993
Department of Educational Technology.
Master of Arts.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. 1990-1992
Interdisciplinary Arts.
Bachelor of Arts.
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. 1988-1990
Department of Art.
Associate of Arts.
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA. 1988.
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