Swimming to salvation, escape from the water demons, Terry Hays
Hays painted sets for stage production for many years, his art career starting then stopping as his life went on, eventually returning to painting his own artwork.
Some of his work (I am guessing this includes the pieces featured above), is made with tree roots from his back yard that he transforms with paint.
Hays speaks of finding a “new voice” as he continued to explore his art. The statements that he makes about his art strongly resonate with me:
“… what art should be or should not be
…trying to create the extraordinary or phenomenal versus following the path of least resistance
…commitment
…discipline
…what we think we are communicating versus what people see”
See more of his work: web.me.com/jamesterryhays
Visit his Tumblr blog: http://terryhays.tumblr.com/
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