scott seebart
Columbus, Georgia, United States
b. 1972 Columbus, Georgia, USA
2005 MFA in painting and drawing, minor in printmaking, University of Iowa
2004 MA in painting and drawing, minor in printmaking, University of Iowa
2002 Scoula di Grafica, Venice, Italy
1996-1998 Post-Baccalaureate in painting, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1995 BFA in painting, University of Minnesota
1992-1993 University of Amsterdam
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a painter of the still-life, landscape and figure. I paint mostly from observation. Fruit, cloth, glass, porcelain all exist as tangible and familiar objects in front of me. The colors, textures and weight of these objects are transformed into painted marks that follow lightly over the path of the inquisitive eye. Painting is a record of observations, thoughts and sensibilities, marking not only physical objects but also spaces and time. Sometimes while I’m painting, a curtain is lifted and a landscape unfolds, every once in a while a figure or animal passes through, oblivious to their new environment. I paint to add a voice to the collection of individuals who have labored over their craft to find their perfect painted expression. It is the history of painting that keeps me working in the studio.