Tamsinn Cowart ::: Art

Organic structures 1.0

HARMONIE INTERIEUR

SELF EXPOSED TALES

The imagery tells a story about a particular moment
in my life or feeling that I have explored for which I needed to create
a marker
or symbol.
That marker becomes a sort of
sacred totem.

VISUAL
DIARY

I need a visual diary of my life to help keep me on track and to work through certain events and issues.
It is in my nature to be a huggermugger
and to keep a cloak and dagger attitude with certain information.
I cannot help but hide meanings and messages to myself in my art.
I like a good secret. Even from myself.

COLLAGE IS
THE PERFECT MEDIUM

It allows me to layer the thoughts and images
upon which
I build my story.
I often create small shadow boxes or still lifes and then greatly enlarge their image.
After changing the scale, I collage on top of the images with
text, metal and organic materials.
I enjoy experimenting with different mediums.
I find the juxtaposition between organic and manmade elements extremely interesting
and because I usually work on several bodies of work concurrently,
certain ideas or images often cross pollinate
and flow into each other.

PHOTOGRAPHY > SCULPTURE > MURALS

Skull and Sea Urchin.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Weevil and Panelite.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Ocular Delight.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Brittle Star on Mica.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Shh Part 1 (back).
10” x 10”, mixed media shadow box, 2009.
Shh Part 2 (front).
10” x 10”, mixed media shadow box, 2009.
Jack. 25” x 30”.
collage on paper, 2003.
Self-Portrait With Skull.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Love.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Glutton: One Who Digs His Grave With His Teeth. Seven Deadly Sins Series.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Bug in the Country.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Open-Winged Beetle.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), Shadow Box, 2009.
Vanity is a Bitch. Seven Deadly Sins Series.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
X Marks the Spot (front).
24” x 28”, mixed-media sculpture, 2008.
Sarcophagus.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Brittle Star With Fish Bones.
10” x 10”, mixed-media shadow box, 2007.
Lion’s Eye Self-Portrait.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Study of Blues.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Ocular Delights.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.
Romeo and Juliet.
16” x 20” (dimensions variable), photograph, 2009.