Garrick Arnold
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"The freedom of expression in abstract expressionist painting and the lack of an editor are thrilling and terrifying."
- Garrick Arnold
Biography
ABOUT THE ARTIST
As both a life-long artist and entrepreneur, Portland, Oregon-based abstract expressionist painter, Garrick Arnold enjoyed many years of success as a graphic designer, Art Director, and brand builder.
Garrick’s wide-ranging, eclectic interests include science, pop culture, and Buddhism.
Working primarily in acrylics, Garrick seeks to reveal through his paintings the intersectionality of reality, both real and perceived, and consciousness. His work is a collision of colors and explosive energies rushing outward to fill a previously empty void.
Selected Works
I began my professional art career as a Graphic Designer, Marketing Director, and Brand Builder.
The search for a creative outlet with the fewest limitations - one that allows for the purest, most distilled form of expression possible - led me to abstract expressionist painting.
The works of Sam Francis, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, and many other contemporaries inspire me. Music, literature, science, and our shared pop-culture colors and imagery are grist for my creative mill.
My technique is best described as controlled chaos/action painting, allowing the medium and moment to lead the way. The freedom of expression in abstract expressionist painting and the lack of an editor remain both thrilling and a little terrifying to me.
An avid reader and explorer of thoughts and ideas from Zen to Quantum Physics, these fields deeply influence my present work.
Artist Statement
