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| Angelique Gettle Angelique Gettle shows paintings magnifying her
experiences within L.A.; naming the show L.A. exterior. She was
born and raised in Southern California experiencing the valley girl,
surfer/ skater, new wave/ punk movement that took its toll in the
70’s and early 80’s. In her late teens, she began painting
at an art school in the San Jacinto mountains. As an undergraduate
student in college, she double majored in both art and psychology.
Her fascination with the people she knew and their motivation or
lack thereof, led her to paint in a different way than most other
young artists. Instead, focusing on the movement or expression of
applying paint. Painting out of feeling became essential rather
than merely painting realistic images. She started experimenting
by not knowing what she would paint while using her own emotions,
thoughts, and a few strange experiences to guide the process. The
artist believes that art in any form could help to benefit the human
experience so deeply. That somehow it gives everyone a connection
to each other. I feel that art isn’t necessarily about planning ahead. but rather about letting the art itself take a direction of its own. That art isn’t about knowing but about the unknown. Creativity is about letting go of your thoughts and experiences and letting them reappear in an artistic medium. Maybe you will identify some of your own thoughts and experiences in my art.
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Special thanks to Derek Quint for website illustrations and sidewalk sign!