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Derek Gores

"I like my pictures to barely come together with teasing little details. Sort of like how the mind can't help but wander, even when trying to focus on one thing. In the collages, some of the little bits I use are deliberate, but in most I'm trusting randomness to help build an end result more interesting than I could have planned. One friend calls it a 'Zen Narrative.'

The subjects are just figures and objects in a space, influenced by heroes Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Max Ernst. I'm not interested in heavy concepts- I make something simple and let the parts combine in the head, reacting with any history the viewer brings to the table.

The mixed media drawings have a similar ambiguity, except I use speed and water to detour perception. When all goes well, I might create a real experience, instead of just a picture of an experience."