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Chris Butters
My art is an outward expression of my inward reflection. I view the world in black and white. While experiencing life in this fashion it creates the intensity and depth that I strive to capture on canvas. As I peel back the layers of illusion, the realism and imperfections of people and environment are exposed to me. It is in these states I find genuine and distinct beauty is revealed. Raw, pure, honest.
You will have a glimpse into my world while experiencing my art. Even as a small child, my surroundings and the people I’ve encountered have been the driving force from which my creativity was born. I choose to look at life from afar, an observer, trying to capture emotions of others gives me an unparalleled power to experience them myself. I derive much satisfaction from this.
I have always had the notion that if I could affect just one person through my art in some profound way, I would have reached a plateau on my artistic journey. Every piece I have can and probably will be perceived or interpreted in different ways. I know that this is part of the experience for each individual and one by which I hope makes a unique and lasting impression.
I relive life’s moments over and over again in my mind, experiencing something different each time. I find a large source of creative energy comes from this and use it as a catalyst for my art. This is why I take my time on the majority of my pieces, whether it is oils, water color or pen and inks. Each media brings out different facets of my mind and how I relate it to an experience of my own or that of another person.
I have found life to be both deliberate and unexpected at times which gives me my creative edge. An edge where I stand, exactly as I am.
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"Miracle"
As far back as I can remember I have always been aware of the positive and negative forces pulsing through our universe. I have a very intuitive nature. Often I have felt that I live between two worlds, in a place that only I can see and feel. It was explained to me when I was a child that I was highly creative, poetic and imaginative. All I know for sure is that I feel things very deeply. My mother told me that I believed everyone else could feel things the same way I did, but as I matured I realized this was just not true. We are solely ourselves, knit together in our own personal way. The wonderful thing is that we can share with each other this special uniqueness. I’ve always had a passion for art, music and poetry. It reveals a side of people that would otherwise be hidden. It’s affect is spiritual, lifting you to a higher level of understanding. It’s expression is magical, taking you to places you may have not otherwise seen.
I have always been black or white in my views and feelings. I have no gray area. Everything is very intense for me in either direction. I embrace this about my nature and it pours out of me when writing. This is a freeing and exhilarating process for me. Often in life we like to run from our emotions or even continually ignore them. What I love about writing poetry, is it makes me feel and confront every emotion I am dealing with.
My hope is that when you read my poems they will draw you into another world, where you can lose and find yourself at the same time.
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