Artist Info
| Artist’s Statement Making art lets me explore the uncharted country of my mind, and the ebb and flow of life with its endless swirling motion, its tensions and disturbances, and its richness, beauty, and incredible diversity – what Zorba the Greek called “the full catastrophe of life”. I am intrigued by the paradox of life, by the dichotomy between permanence and transience, and by themes of memory, loss, and man’s interactions with others, and with natural forces. As an artist, I’m influenced by everything that I see around me – natural and man-made – the way a squirrel eats a chestnut, the way the sun shines through a wire fence, the perfect detailing on a dandelion. All around I see starting points for my art. The real world, its mystery and constant change is my ongoing inspiration. I like the alchemy, the surprises involved in the process of making art – choosing the medium and materials and then going with the creative flow. I never know where a piece of art will go, what it will develop into, and I love that sense of discovery, of beginning fresh, as if for the first time, every time. I believe that in today’s world art can show different ways of seeing and, by doing so, art helps restore beauty and caring into what can seem to be a drab and uncaring world. |
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| Linda Joyce Ott Art & Photo Gallery |
| Background Linda Joyce Ott is a mixed media artist making conceptual and abstract paintings, collages, photography, and 3D boxes. Linda has honed her skills through courses at Ontario College of Art and Design and at Central Tech in Toronto. Since 2004, she has participated in workshops with Canadian abstract artist, Harold Klunder. In May 2007, she attended the Prairie North Creative Residency in Grande Prairie, Alberta under the mentorship of Harold Klunder and Laura Vickerson. Linda’s art has been published in Art Focus, Photo Life, and Camera Canada magazines, and is in a number of private collections. |