erin hammond
Information
BFA in Painting and Sculpture from the University of Wisconsin Parkside.
General Information
aRTIST bIO.....
Erin Nicole Hammond was born in Milwaukee, Wi. She grew up mainly near the cornfields and lakes near the border of Illinois. She studied Fine Art with an emphasis on painting and sculpture at a university in her community; University of Wisconsin Parkside. She has lived since then in the small town of Caledonia right outside of downtown Racine, until recently making a move to L.A.,California to pursue bigger things as an artist.
Being a girl of many traits, collaborating painting, acting, and modeling she has made quite a name for herself. She’s been known to express a sort of fashion statement through her work as well as an eclectic sense of style in her pieces. She can be called the vogue painter. She loves to get away and create. A lot of her work is created first by writing as odd as that sounds which later turns to sketching, and later into visual understanding. Stacks of fashion magazines have always been a help as well. Erin also has a spiritual side in which she confides in God as her inspiration for her ideas. She has graced gallery walls from Chicago to Milwaukee with her pieces and has her work held in private collections through out the U.S. Hoping to one day go International. She soon will be well known in the L.A. area, so look out for her!!!
Statement/Mission
Artist Statement......
I am influenced by the existence and process of life. That alone gives me wisdom to construct art. The core of my artwork is a reflection of what is and has been done. I am influenced by Art History and the way it repeats itself. I see that I too repeat many concepts and attributes of individual artists. I seem to be fond of fashion as well which emulates itself through out my work as well. My desire is to translate visually what i see physically and spiritually. Through a collaboration of styles and approaches I will always be changing through process after process.
Respectively I tend to focus on the roughness of line and the immediate processes of painting. As we are unfinished beings, in the process of completion, my paintings reflect that concept as I overlap with paint and pencil lines, overworking some areas and leaving other areas unfinished. This whole idea is to show the viewer the reality of the physical process of this medium that takes place. I would like the viewer to develop the line further bringing the piece to it’s own completion. Artist Edgar Degas and Kathee Kollowitz intrigue me to explore composition and line. Other artists such as Rodin and Stephen Destaebler influence my sculptural approaches as well. It is a broad collaboration of artists but each one has a distinct characteristic that I appreciate.
Emotionalism and Romanticism seem to be the generic styles I would fit into with a contemporary streak. I tend to be expressive but also conservatives at times. Using color and its placement is something I will never stop learning and experimenting with. Artist Gustav Klimpt and Larry Rivers influence me with color variations and the differences between a controlled coloring book and a choppy, unresolved drawing. I enjoy playing with modern marks with classical themes. Most of my subject matter currently is woman and the processes of seasons. I love to express the surreal and yet unflattering parts of life. My canvas per say, that I work on currently is rough sheets of wood, in which I incorporate the knots and lines into the pieces at hand....
Created I am so I will create.
News/Notes
Erin works as a freelance Artist as well as an Actress. She graces the walls of many homes throughout the Midwest, as she made the move to LA, she hopes to network and meet fabulous people to encourage and be encouraged by.
Featured Artwork
Exhibits
Affiliated Artists
Current/Past Exhibitions
University Of Wisconsin Parkside exhibitions, sculpture to be displayed on campus, 716Fine Art Feautured Artist 09', Pistiche Gallery, Racine wi., Compass North Festival, Wi featured artist, 414 Magazine, Milwaukee, wi featured artist, MOCT Lounge exhibit, Milwaukee wi, Project Ethos LA. and San Diego event, featured artist.
