Artist: Scott Quinn | Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Artist: Scott Quinn | Location: Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg, SC
Born and raised in Spartanburg, SC, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t creating art. I was a Studio Art major at The College of Charleston and have worked continually since in many media and artistic genres, from sculpture and photography to oil and gouache. I draw inspiration from all periods and styles of art. I aim to draw viewers into another world, away from their usual perceptual habitats. I strive for my work to bring beauty out of a subject not thought to be attractive or pleasing. If I can lure the viewer into a place or scene they would normally avoid or pass by, and then see a new beauty in that place, even if only for a moment, I feel my work is successful. In my current block of work I charge the image with a heightened reality mixing surrealism and superrealism to make the subject more dynamic. Sometimes it’s not seeing a subject, but sensing it that draws me to create a specific work of art. The subject speaks to me and I feel the need to convey it to the audience.