'The Seven Devils' & 'Mindscapes'

‘The Seven Devils:’

This exhibit features new works from the artist known as deadhand.

Artist Statement:

I have created these pieces of artwork in conjunction with my sessions in trauma therapy. I have used them as as opportunity to exorcise both things within me, and things around me that are no longer serving their purpose, and were holding me back from my full potential. These abstracted paintings are a departure from my usual representational style, allowing me to process that body trauma and letting it ow out of me through these series of brushstrokes and blending. Using paint marker to doodle on top of the base layers added another opportunity for processing and healing. My hope is for the audience to see their own inner demons in these pieces, and leave an oering of peace and reckoning. I believe that empathy with the darkness inside of each and everyone one of us is what can lead to our healing and growth.

‘Mindscapes’ Artist Statement:

Hi I’m Jonas. I’ve lived in Colorado Springs my whole life. The various landscapes around us have imprinted on me. It was weird to me growing up that not all city’s were at the base of a mountain. I have been painting since I was 16. It was something that I could always unwind from. In the past several months I have been using art as an exercise in Mindfulness. Layers and layers of thinned acrylic paints allows me to let go of what I’m painting and focus on myself. I over think a lot in everyday life but with art I have always gone by the rule that there is no wrong. This series of paintings is the outcome of the practice. The lose lines and shapes are the results of the many evenings over the past months. Small journal entries I put on canvas.

The event will also feature live music from Chris Bacavis.