BOUQUET — Sarah C. Ferguson

BOUQUET
October 20 - November 17, 2022
Dimmitt Contemporary Art
Houston, TX

ARTIST STATEMENT

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give the world to someone else.” -Georgia O’Keeffe

My process is dichotomous in nature; an individualistic, unfettered exploration of color contrasted with a meticulously controlled application of geometry. The contemplative sense of navigating inward is the result of rigorous observation from within and of my surrounding environment. By sculpting chaos into a codified harmony, the focus transitions toward a central beacon of light, with aim to draw the viewer into a deeper, more revelatory, and ultimately, healed space.

BOUQUET is an invitation to explore wherever the heart leads through introspection, revelation and self-discovery. Continuing to refine my reductive aesthetic, each piece attracts the viewer’s eye through the harmonious, nuanced hues and subtle transitions discovered in various flora. As a large-scale body of work, I offer a collective arrangement; an encompassing space to ponder not only on the objective beauty and symbolic nature of the flower, but also, on a grander scale, the cycle of life. For life, like the flower, is delicate and ephemeral, but we can, and should, cherish and celebrate all its beauty and splendor.