Start your weekend with us! We’re opening our doors for Art Stroll this Friday, 5-7pm at cityhomeUNDERGROUND. Come experience our latest exhibit, “Being” by Ben Wiemeyer, on display through January 21st.
To create his newest paintings, Ben layers natural materials with sumi ink and white acrylic, using a free-flowing process that allows for soft collisions of muted color. His peaceful pieces are beautifully framed and available for purchase - but simply witnessing them in our space is an experience that will stay with you. So come center yourself, commune with the artist, and enjoy an evening with our connected community.
I was able to catch up with Ben and ask him a few questions about the show.
Join us both on Friday evening to continue the conversation…
Can you share a little about your process for creating these pieces and the interesting blend of materials that you’re using?
These paintings Are made from Walnut Ink, Sumi Ink, and white acrylic on water color paper. The materials don't blend easily , they almost resist each other. So you get some really beautiful material interactions as they dry.
Where did the inspiration for this series, "Being" stem from? It seems like a shift from your typical bold graffiti style.
The inspiration came from wanting to collaborate with Cody on a project , we started with a bouquet of flowers as catalyst, and through discussion we pivoted and landed on a reduced pallet, with landscape and Geologic vibes. which are things I create for my self often, but have believed there needed to be more levels of interest. I think this was our attempt at saying these are enough, and are complete with out all the added noise that shows up in my typical work.
How do you hope the work is received? Any other reflections you want to share?
I hope people have a visceral response , which is my goal when producing artwork, and I hope that they saw something from me that they didn't expect.
