The inspiration for my painting comes from the interplay between nature and structure. My art focuses on the relationships I find within natural beauty and on the human state in relation to this ‘un-human’ beauty.

Within the beauty of a natural scene, the significance of any given subject is defined by its surroundings and not the object itself. It is the viewer that realizes this beauty to the world, and my role as artist to find these elements and translate them to the viewer.

If the world is defined by relationships, than it is the line that is its most elemental form. Thus when I am inspired by natural beauty, I use the line to generate movement and to explore relationships between paintings objects.

This movement lends to a sense of flux, and this tension is essential to my purpose. Each part of the whole painting is only important insofar as the context it is rests in.

From the basic subjects of my paintings, I look for shapes and aim to amplify their presence through size, form and color.

I believe in their unplanned evolution within each of my works. While I tend to take compositional elements from my own photography, color, shape and movement are developed in-situ within each painting. In this fluid and unplanned approach, the line becomes defined by shape, and in turn, shape by line.

The artistic process never ends, and continues from the artist to the art to the viewer. If care to leave send me your comments, or art interested in purchasing a piece, please email me at evers.cody@gmail.com.

contact info

name

Cody Evers

phone

(435) 714-1416

email

evers.cody@gmail.com

location

Eugene, Oregon

background

I am dual degree masters student in Environmental Studies and Community and Regional Planning studying the uses of mapping technology in natural and built environments. I am interested in landscape ecology and conservation of land within urban and rural environments. My research interests include landscape configuration, habitat suitability mapping, web mapping and transportation issues related to walkability and biking.

purpose

I am interested in exploring aesthetic beauty in modified landscapes, particularly in those that provide physical or symbolic connection between the natural and built environment.

specific interests

• Explore interaction between nature and structure
• Paint abstract forms within landscapes
• Create movement through line and perspective
• Describe experiences of place
• Emphasize interest of human impacts on environment
• Critique social constructions of nature