ARTIST STATEMENT
The search for form in the complexity of nature has been a goal in my artwork.
Line quality and mark making are important. Another concern is showing a layered
insight into the form. My artwork is influenced by my studies in human dissection.
When you look inside the human body you soon find a similarity between the
shapes inside the body and those in nature. For instance, the structure of
the growth pattern of a Wisteria or Kiwi Vine is similar to the veins and
arteries of the human circulatory system. Viewing a cross section of the cerebellum
of the human brain reveals the shape of a tree. The similarity continues when
you look at tree branches, root systems, river beds viewed from the sky, and
lightning.
—Jamie
Sweetman
