Joyce Siegel

Artist Statement

Repetitive images and grids are the foundation of my work. The image, which is a circle or oval, is repeated to represent development. The grid represents the barriers and obstacles of contemporary life. I work primarily on paper because I love the spontaneity of drawing and am very interested in the surface and edges of paper. I am fascinated by the creative process as one mark leads to the next mark and one drawing develops into the next drawing. I always want to be free to see where the creative process will take me. I am often fascinated and surprised by what develops.

My most recent body of work is very labor intensive and meditative. The finished drawings look very serene because of the small fluctuations in shadow but on closer viewing an obsessive quality becomes apparent. Upon reflection, I have been exploring the seeming contradiction between obsession and meditation.