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ARTIST STATEMENT
The exploration of art, for me, is the unseen connections that bind us to our surroundings and to each other. As a painter, I am inspired by the natural world’s beauty and mystery, while exploring the theme of human identity and the search for self-discovery. Exploring the relationship between emotion, color, and form. My work is an extension of myself and my need to exist as an active player in the world in which I live. I'm interested in the body not as an image but as a place. It's from that body that we have all our sensorial relations with the world. Through layering and texture, I create a sense of depth and movement, inviting viewers to look closer and discover new details with each viewing. By engaging with my art, I aim to create a space where imagination and reality intersect, where the invisible becomes visible, and where the ordinary is transformed into something extraordinary. In essence, my art is a celebration of the complexity and beauty of life. It is an invitation to pause, to see with fresh eyes, and to embrace the endless possibilities of our shared human experience.
ARTIST BIO
Cynthia Berg is a contemporary visual artist known for evocative mixed-media works that explore the intersection of memory, identity, and nature. Born in 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Berg developed a deep appreciation for the natural world from an early age, a passion that continues to influence her artistic practice. Aspiring to one day become a novelist, her dreams of becoming one came crashing down from continued agony. There was only one medium left to release her juxtaposed emotions to the world; art.
Berg, self-taught, specializes in oil paintings that conclude figurative work, hyper-realistic portraiture, abstract dimensions, landscapes, and your occasional cat or banana flag. This interdisciplinary approach allowed her to create layered, textured pieces that invite viewers to engage with them on multiple levels. With a wealth of detail and brilliant characterization, she depicts the profligate and inane existence of colorful youthful activity. Berg invented a sort of visual shorthand that enabled her to recall with perfect clarity whatever sight she wished to retain. She became, by this means, an enormously learned artist possessing a profound visual understanding.
Cynthia Berg continues to live and work in Colorado, where she draws inspiration from the lush surroundings and vibrant art community. Her work, characterized by its rich textures and contemplative themes, invites audiences to reflect on their own connections to self-discovery and the passage of time.
