I like the idea that paintings are not representations of an artist's psyche. Making the paintings is what gives the artist her psyche in the first place. Shea Hembrey artistideamake Change image and share on social
I thought, 'A biennial needs artists. I'm going to do an international biennial; I need artists from all around the world.' So what I did was I invented a hundred artists from around the world. I figured out their bios, their passions in life and their art styles, and I started making their work. Shea Hembrey artartistbiennial share on social
The way I grew up, everyone knew how to cook, sew... carpentry. Shea Hembrey carpentrycookgrow Change image and share on social
I think that an artist should be a skilled craftsman. Shea Hembrey artistcraftsmanskill Change image and share on social
It's an audacious thing to build a model of the cosmos. It's exciting how little we know. Shea Hembrey audaciousbuildcosmos Change image and share on social
Great art would have 'head': it would have interesting intellectual ideas and concepts. It would have 'heart' in that it would have passion and heart and soul. And it would have 'hand' in that it would be greatly crafted. Shea Hembrey artconceptcraft share on social
I'm a contemporary artist with a bit of an unexpected background. I was in my 20s before I ever went to an art museum. I grew up in the middle of nowhere on a dirt road in rural Arkansas, an hour from the nearest movie theater. Shea Hembrey 20sarkansasart share on social
I love drawing on lead. Romans used to curse each other with sheets of it. My slave would come slide the sheet under your door with a curse on it. They had amazing writing and drawings on them, and they survive to this day since lead is so stable. Shea Hembrey amazecurseday share on social
I'm interested in the essence of things. If you pare things down, what's left? It's like I'm trying to describe the soul to an alien. Shea Hembrey aliendescribeessence Change image and share on social
If dark matter and dark energy are 95 percent of everything, shouldn't we all be asking questions about that? What does that look like? Shea Hembrey darkenergymatter Change image and share on social