Susan A. Moore
Artist Statement
My work has always been figurative in nature, providing a vehicle for expressing my love of the human form, and extensions of its earthy humanity. I find social issues, political and otherwise, compelling and inspiring. In the mid 1980’s, as I was completing my M. F. A., the two-dimensional, abstract nature of the human form was all encompassing. My early influences were artists I studied in college, whose artwork glorified the energy and physicality of humanity while also using artistic opportunity to express strong personal ideals, artists such as Delacroix, Picasso, and Gentileschi. More recently I have added the earthy, gritty sculptures of Magdalena Abakonowicz to my list of inspirational artists.
I personally feel most comfortable thinking and executing in the mediums of pencil, oil or acrylic, and clay.
In my youth I focused attention on the injustices of the social system my generation had been taught to respect and uphold. Decades later, this concern with our society and political system has matured. My subjects and content have evolved to include the plight of animals at our hands, the environment, race and gender inequlity, and the fascism our government now embraces, I believe, under the guise of freedom. And thanks to science and our ability to learn almost immediately about all the latest information from space exploration as well as depths of our oceans and history of previously unknown civilizations, art can be employed to bring even more awareness in unexpected and fascinating ways.
