Sunday Artist, A Selbe,11.01.09 stacy searcy

My work is starting to push towards analyzing time and how it goes by so fast. So searching for new artists and inspiration my goal was to find artists that worked with the concept of "Time."

I was looking at the 1708 Gallery websites and I saw a past exhibition that was held there. It was called RAIN OR SHINE. It featured four artists that created work every single day.

"The artists in the exhibition insist on the daily act of art making. These four artists are adamant about the cyclic habit and its necessity to the context of their work. Moreover, each artist intends their work to be viewed in series or multiples because the form of production demands context. Like journaling, it is a self imposed regiment with no compromise. It is definitive and resolute about the necessity of routine. The limits of the day demand inventiveness. These perpetual devotions universalize the creative habit. These four workaholics are addicted."

This is the description of the exhibition for the 1708 Gallery website.

Stacy Searcy was one of the artists from the exhibition, she uses her "camera to capture the ever changing sky." The idea of taking pictures of the same thing, that appears different everyday seems so interesting to me. In my work, I am currently trying to find ways to represent the everyday. These photographs of the clouds each represent a different day.

I became very frustrated by searching for Stacy Searcy because she doesn't seem to exist on the internet. I relied on other's blogs to figure out more about her work, but unfortunately i got more of people critical critiques than descriptions of the work. But I have a few facts about her. She is from Cincinnati and she has a BFA from College of Mount St. Joesph and an MFA from University of Cincinnati.

In one blog, I found a description of her work, her "photographs search for acknowledgement, a geographical place and a precise time. I really wish i could find more about this artist because I am interested in hearing her reasoning for photographing the sky everyday. She documents the changes in something that is permanent, it is interesting how it changes. It really represents for me the way that life changes everyday. I feel this work relates a lot to the work i am creating now, and i am going to keep searching for this artist. Hopefully she is still creating!