ARTIST'S STATEMENT

ZACH BOWMAN:

Zach has been artistically affiliated since the age of four. He has a prolific history of art contests, art classes and harsh experiences that have helped establish his currently infamous style. Zach's particular work targets audiences who desire or appreciate the darkest and macabre level to which art can be pushed. The purpose of Zach's work is to convey to the audience the sinister and gritty imagery that can exist both in the real world and/or in the imagination. Zach's emphasizes his particualr image and style in an attempt introduce a darker side of the world. Zach's medium for which he chooses to compose his work consists mainly of pen, pencil, chalk, and marker. The pen and marker are used to define lines and create a rigid and gritty feeling to the work. The chalk and pencil are utilized to dull some of the rigid qualities in order to institute a more realistic sense in the work. Zach uses faded colors in his work to also generate realism and bright colors to stimulate the vitality of the work and direct the audience's attention to the areas of the work which are most important. The main framework for Zach's work is inspired and derived from films of genres such as "action," "horror," and "drama." As action-packed, horrific, or dramatic as films may be, Zach attempts to escalate the severity of each in his work.