ARTIST STATEMENT

THE ART OF

HARVEY BODACH

A CANADIAN LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE ARTIST

Inspired by the natural world in Creation with a passion to express it in art form

We exist in an expanding universe of countless galaxies, stars and planets moving in space and time. We also live, move and thrive on one of those bodies, a planet called Earth, where the profusion of life there stands out from all the rest.

My mind is challenged to understand and explore this unique world, its expansive nature, with all of its complexity, mystery and revelation.

As I look around this creation, it testifies of a Divine authority, a Creator who has left a visible record. This is found written upon the predictable paths of the myriad heavenly bodies above, the deeply scarred surfaces and sediments of earth below, the DNA codes written within all of reproductive life, and in the crowning form and regenerated spirit of humanity itself.

I need to observe, encounter, and comprehend this wisdom reflected in creation, discover its meaning, purpose and direction, as I ask the question.

My desire as an artist is to interpret my observations and express this understanding by recapturing it in an art form of my choosing. With a visual language, through multiple mediums, in drawings, paintings and sculptures, and by using a realistic style, this art will represent a growing artistic record of my experiences.

by Harvey Bodach