Artist StatementAntione L. LeonardMy work excites conversation about the creation of aesthetic sensations on the human eye while confronting ideas about the pervasive effects of beauty on the mind, body, and emotional sensitivities. An impairment of the eyes has forced me to view art with a different state of mind and somatic response. The impairments have caused my work to delve into a deeper form of abstraction surrounded by the constant exercise of ingenuity. Imagination is integral to my work, both in terms of how I make paintings and how they demand to be seen by...more
