McKenzie A. Floyd
I believe in science and its role as the foundation of all we see around us, including art. Art is inexorably entwined with history, technology, and economics, and therefore it cannot be made in a vacuum. I am curious not only about the end result of the artistic process, but every element that goes into it. I have made, conserved, analyzed, written about, and taught art. I have crafted artists’ tools and re-created artistic processes that were used centuries ago.
I interweave each of these approaches into my creative process. In the studio, I work with paint, fabric, and found objects. I revel in the use of instruments, from sewing machine to paintbrush. I love the tactility of fabric, how it allows for manipulation, shape, and embellishment. It is the pulling of threads, the mixing of paint that gives my work depth and meaning. Rooted in a foundation of plein air painting, my art is based on the observation of natural and human beauty.
