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Serenity's Stronghold

Serenity's Stronghold, Other
Serenity's Stronghold
This first submission of work was my NEXT, the second in a series confronting the anxiety as well as the depression that I have suffered from since my survival of cardiac arrest in the fall of 2012. Using the abstract qualities I see in nature as inspiration, I further explored my memories, feelings and emotions related to this event of life over death. I not only gained an increasing expertise in technique over my earlier composition, but more importantly a greater understanding of my illness and how art has become an essential treatment for it.

In this mixed media piece my vision for the world brought multiple and measured relationships of shapes, forms and patterns into focus. I attempted to create a setting of order and structure; one of benevolent discipline and peace. My pervading feelings of doubt, fear, unease and instability were faced head on with hope and conviction that my art will triumph over despair.

Mixed Media: Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, and assorted brushes and pens on acrylic gesso primed hardboard panel.

  Peter Knapp
Other    27 x 31 x 0.125    $10,000.00   
Artist Statement:
Regardless of the medium or issue I have chosen throughout my life, my art has always been involved with experimentation, invention, trying something new, taking a risk and seeking solutions to the challenges these goals present. Inspired by other modern artists who have successfully developed styles and methods uniquely individual and ground breaking, I am committed to leaving a record of my work that extends the boundaries of creative process.

My current compositions have become an ongoing series that have confronted the anxiety and depression that I have suffered from since my survival of cardiac arrest in the fall of 2012. The abstract qualities and colors I see in nature have inspired my art the most, and using this inspiration as a foundation, I have been exploring my memories, feelings and emotions related to this event of life over death. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my focus has now evolved to include dealing with this disease that as of yet has no cure.