Wes Sumrall
Richmond, Virginia
Wes Sumrall began painting at a young age and enjoys observing nature. As he explains, his work involves studying the nature of light by subduing the nuanced color variations instilled. He has been greatly influenced by Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and Claude Monet. When he's not painting, he enjoys backpacking, going to music venues, working out and spending time with friends.
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Artist Statement
Painting is always involved with the nature of light.
As such, I have sought to polarize light, sinking, and rising subtle variations with harsh instances of movement to instigate a contemplative narrative.
Raised in a Christian conservative background, the pressures of faith have become my paradigm; yet, there is an empathetic relation towards the fragmented and poignant temporality of the material world in which we reside. Embracing the nuances of both realities, I find myself exiled from religion and reason and enclosed deep within the fissures of the present cultural chasm.
My works instill an antinomy: a paradox illuminating adversity and isolation between faith, logic, and the search for beauty.
As such, I have sought to polarize light, sinking, and rising subtle variations with harsh instances of movement to instigate a contemplative narrative.
Raised in a Christian conservative background, the pressures of faith have become my paradigm; yet, there is an empathetic relation towards the fragmented and poignant temporality of the material world in which we reside. Embracing the nuances of both realities, I find myself exiled from religion and reason and enclosed deep within the fissures of the present cultural chasm.
My works instill an antinomy: a paradox illuminating adversity and isolation between faith, logic, and the search for beauty.
Artist Background
Belhaven University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2012
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