July07

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Our artist for the month of July 2007

Meech Miyagi

showing at Phoenix Gallery at their NEW location in the 1801 Building

MEECH MIYAGI HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ART FOR 30 YEARS IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. HE HAS STUDIED ART AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO (CSUS) UNDER THE TUTELEDGE OF RUTH RIPPON AND PETER VANDENBERG. HE WAS FORTUNATE TO LEARN TECHNIQUE AND COMPOSITION FROM RUTH, AND PERUSING EXPERIMENTATION WHILE FURTHERING HIS STRENGTH AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PETER.

MEECH IS AN ESTABLISHED AND HIGHLY PRAISED ARTIST WORKING IN THE FIELD OF FAUX FINISHES, AND HE HAS ALSO DEDICATED HIS EFFORTS TO TROMPE L'OEIL ARTWORK. HIS WORK BASE ALSO INCLUDES DESIGN, AS WELL AS COLOR CONSULTATIONS. HIS PASSION AND HOBBY IS GARDENING, WHERE HE TENDS TO APROXIMATELY 3 ACRES, AND HAS CONSULTED PROFESSIONALLY. HE BELIEVES ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS A BLANK CANVAS ON WHICH TO EXPRESS CREATIVITY.

In the artist's words:

ALTHOUGH I HAVE MANY MAIN INTERESTS, MY FIRST AND MAIN LOVE IS CLAY. I HAVE AN INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THIS MEDIA, MUCH LIKE DIGGING IN THE DIRT WHEN I'M GARDENING. I LOVE BEING IN NATURE, AND AM GREATLY INFLUENCED BY IT. NO MATTER WHAT STYLE I WORK IN, MY PIECES ALWAYS HAVE A NATURAL OR ORGANIC FEEL TO THEM. I BELIEVE MY WORK SHOULD REFLECT MY LIFE EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS ON SOME LEVEL, WHETHER IT BE EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, OR SPIRITUAL. AS SUCH, I HOPE THAT MY WORK WILL AFFECT THE VIEWER IN A SIMILAR WAY. INVOKE EMOTION, HAVE A TACTILE NATURE, DRAWING YOU TO TOUCH IT. INVOKE A THOUGHT OR THOUGHT PROCESS, RESONATING WITH YOUR SPIRIT. IF A CONCEPT FOR A SERIES FAILS TO DO THIS, I REWORK IT UNTIL IT DOES. IT RESONATES IN EVERYTHING I DO.

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