August Ventimiglia
I make abstract drawings inspired by forms and processes in nature such as horizons, waves, tides, patterns, noises and sounds. I am interested in visualizing the experience of time, both the minute length of time it takes me to draw a single line and the imagined expanse of time we call the universe.
Recently, I have been making drawings using traditional graphite on paper. I like the simplicity of making marks with a familiar material and often am surprised at the colors that I perceive when the drawing is completed. I make marks by placing my finger on the top of the graphite pencil and pushing down and away, resulting in a “flicked” line that I could not otherwise draw repeatedly. The drawings are made up of lines, both intentional and unpremeditated. The drawings are subject to chance within the parameters that I set up for each drawing session. Some drawings reference the grid as if the graphite was woven into the fabric of the paper only to veer off the grid as an imperfect pattern. Other drawings are quite random in the distribution of marks and feel dense and chaotic. In all of the drawings, I seek to make the surface of the drawing resonate, as if it is sound or noise, not merely an image or recording of sound or noise. -August Ventimiglia
