{"id":26,"date":"2013-03-04T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:35:22","slug":"artist-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Artist Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized gutenify-section-b3538f20-3e8e-11ee-909c-5196ac4c0c0e gtfy-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Statement2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Statement2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Statement2\" class=\"wp-image-27\" width=\"287\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Statement2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.davidmadacsi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Statement2.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-fe8ef5a0-95e4-11f1-b258-bdd2f4021aac gtfy-4 wp-block-paragraph\">In visual art it\u2019s always about light\u2014irrespective of the subject matter. Light itself is the primary creative and expressive medium of visual art. Whatever the intermediate medium, it is the medium of light that in the end all visual artists manipulate. My evolving art practice includes three frequently overlapping components, each deeply informed by an investigation into light, time, and entropic effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-fe8f43c0-95e4-11f1-b258-bdd2f4021aac gtfy-7 wp-block-paragraph\">The first component centers primarily on natural light in the environment\u2014photographic work that captures characteristic aspects of light representative of what I refer to as the &#8220;visual terroir&#8221; of a particular place. The second is based on the phenomenon of natural lensing and image formation, providing the starting point for both indoor and environmental installations utilizing &#8220;image-gathering&#8221; water lenses\u2014fundamental bases for the very evolution of vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-fe8f43c1-95e4-11f1-b258-bdd2f4021aac gtfy-10 wp-block-paragraph\">My third focus involves a highly distinct approach to found object assemblage and sculpture. Here, my method is deliberately sparing in the use of objects, similar to the haiku poet\u2019s very limited use of words, syllables, and lines. I strive to create a work that is visually evocative using a minimum of visual elements. This constraint requires an extended, patient studio process. Elements are often collected over years, living in corners of the studio until brought together for spontaneous visual conversation. Manipulating positive and negative spaces in three dimensions, I iteratively introduce objects to one another, allowing them to determine the direction of dialogue. It is an unpredictable form of play, a reductive process in which most elements are eventually discarded and a level of visual eloquence emerges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gutenify-section-fe907c40-95e4-11f1-b258-bdd2f4021aac gtfy-13 wp-block-paragraph\">From my earliest such efforts, I found that titles are not just important; they are essential to grounding the imagery of each work. Dealing with themes of nature, time, and human existence, each piece exists in limbo until that essential title is added. The title forms the conclusive \u201cthird line\u201d of what I consider to be a \u201cvisual haiku.\u201d It does not merely describe the work. It completes the work. These pieces are often metaphoric, sometimes surrealistic, occasionally humorous. For the gallery observer, a \u201chaiku moment\u201d of insight occurs once the title has been read and fully integrated with an otherwise incomplete assemblage of physical objects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In visual art it\u2019s always about light\u2014irrespective of the subject matter. 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