Steve Prachyl
Artist Statement
The obsessive nature of my art lives loudest in the millions of lines I carve into a slab of metal. I enjoy the sensation of becoming awestruck at just how three dimensional metal can be when I step back, to observe from various angles and positions these effects generated by the refracted light. Tripping out a bit at the thought, I realize optical art is brain candy.
Most often my imagery is inspired by the fleeting glimpse or a complete realization of what I’d like to see which leads me to the creation of the image in real time, with real materials and real processes. Often my art work becomes an experiment; testing and trying to achieve the illusive imagery or memory present in my minds eye.
My intent is that the viewer should get a chance to drift off into hypnotic thought, perhaps into a trance like state. Or at the very least achieve a sense of euphoria. Ah, a sense of euphoria. I like that…
The obsessive nature of my art lives loudest in the millions of lines I carve into a slab of metal. I enjoy the sensation of becoming awestruck at just how three dimensional metal can be when I step back, to observe from various angles and positions these effects generated by the refracted light. Tripping out a bit at the thought, I realize optical art is brain candy.
Most often my imagery is inspired by the fleeting glimpse or a complete realization of what I’d like to see which leads me to the creation of the image in real time, with real materials and real processes. Often my art work becomes an experiment; testing and trying to achieve the illusive imagery or memory present in my minds eye.
My intent is that the viewer should get a chance to drift off into hypnotic thought, perhaps into a trance like state. Or at the very least achieve a sense of euphoria. Ah, a sense of euphoria. I like that…