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Title: Grief Fades Like the Hair on My Head
Dimensions: 45" x 22-1/2"
Medium: Acrylic, Japanese paper, dried yucca stalks, garlic skin on Pellon
Emily Goff earned a B.A. in Studio Art from UC Santa Barbara and devoted much of her professional life to teaching art to at-risk high school students.She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her teaching and community based mural programs.She is a Kipaipai fellow, an active member of the Los Angeles Art Association and currently exhibits throughout Southern California.
Artist Statement
My abstract, mixed-media paintings are a reflective response to our collective and individual relationships with nature, each other, and the dramatically shifting terrain of contemporary life. My work goes beyond observation to filter nature through personal experience, transforming universal symbols into unique visions.
I embed layers of Japanese paper, dried yucca stalks found on hiking trails, and the translucent skins of onions and garlic into painted surfaces so they become tactile characters in abstract form. Integrating these organic elements with Pellon, acrylic paint and other materials used to make exterior murals, I create works that appear delicate but are surprisingly durable. This juxtaposition between fragility and strength, subtlety and power, mirrors my emotional and philosophical intent, offering a place for reflection and wonder during chaotic times.
Title: Grief Fades Like the Hair on My Head
Dimensions: 45" x 22-1/2"
Medium: Acrylic, Japanese paper, dried yucca stalks, garlic skin on Pellon
Emily Goff earned a B.A. in Studio Art from UC Santa Barbara and devoted much of her professional life to teaching art to at-risk high school students.She has been the recipient of several awards and grants for her teaching and community based mural programs.She is a Kipaipai fellow, an active member of the Los Angeles Art Association and currently exhibits throughout Southern California.
Artist Statement
My abstract, mixed-media paintings are a reflective response to our collective and individual relationships with nature, each other, and the dramatically shifting terrain of contemporary life. My work goes beyond observation to filter nature through personal experience, transforming universal symbols into unique visions.
I embed layers of Japanese paper, dried yucca stalks found on hiking trails, and the translucent skins of onions and garlic into painted surfaces so they become tactile characters in abstract form. Integrating these organic elements with Pellon, acrylic paint and other materials used to make exterior murals, I create works that appear delicate but are surprisingly durable. This juxtaposition between fragility and strength, subtlety and power, mirrors my emotional and philosophical intent, offering a place for reflection and wonder during chaotic times.