Painting & Sculpture
Website
revartmontana@gmail.com
303-916-2441
My approach to the making of art takes as its point of origin the awareness that I am about to do something which is unexpected and undiscovered until it reveals itself to me. This is my way of being reminded that my creative voice is unique and no one else can speak for me.
My perspective as an artist is grounded in my ethnic heritage (Finnish), my religious vocation, and a whimsical view of the world. Sisu, the Finnish expression which loosely translates as “tenacity with purpose,” helps me to keep approaching art with a determined gaze. My religious vocation has opened my awareness of and participation in the wider world. Given the serious side of my background and occupation it is important for me to apply a feeling of joy to my work. Sisu, religion, and whimsy – this is who I am and why I am able to make art as I do.
My body of work employs a variety of application techniques which involves a multitude of small steps before the final result is achieved. In this approach to the making of art, I try to allow the paint to express its own voice by adjusting the manner in which the paint is applied. By varying the rate the paint is released, the paint’s viscosity, the angle of the surface, and other factors, the paint yields surprising forms and in so doing allows me to participate in the creation of a unique work of art.
