…though my intention was not to specifically investigate the meanings and implications of what make a space a space, or a neighborhood a neighborhood, my work inevitably responds to my environment. Fascinated by the layers of visual information that cover our world, I investigate, cull, research, dissect, inflate, translate, synthesize, hybridize, cannibalize, slice, dice, chop, and julienne the images and objects I see. This has long been a basis to my research. There are 2 pics; one is the progress I am making on a large wall painting in the studio space, the other is a new graphic I drew as part of a collection of icons I have developed over the last 8 years. These icons are inspired by the weird array of signs, logos and branding I find our current visual culture invested with. I have drawn nearly 500 of them and the number continues to grow, as you can see the construction in the neighborhood may be of some influence.![]()
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Heidi McBride has a background in print and product design, publishing, the performing arts, and fine and visual arts. As the owner of Heidi McBride Gallery and Art Consultancy, she works with people to discover finished pieces of original fine art or to develop and install custom, site-specific works.
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Love the construction turtle!