Artist of the Day / Ruth Shively

Posted on February 11, 2012 by destructivetesting

“I am a painter focused mostly on portraiture. I have always been fascinated with the face and the story each person’s features has to tell. I love the gaze someone gives me in a photo. What are you trying to tell me.”

Favorite materials: oil paint pencil charcoal

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About destructivetesting

I'm a self-taught artist who prefers to use found objects in ways that were never intended. I'm not interested in making 10 or 100 of the same object. This, of course, takes more time to make each piece. I also prefer a more minimalist look, where each part of a piece can be appreciated. I consider my clocks to be small sculptures with moving parts. And, my lamps to be small sculptures with light. My mirrors are reflective sculptures. DESTRUCTIVE TESTING means to push something to it's limits to understand it's structural performance or material behavior under different stresses. I interpret this in my artwork as using materials in different ways or combinations than they were designed to be used. I also just like the slightly ominous sound of the term...

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