Painting is often a reactionary approach documenting an experience or feeling but is also a didactic tool that has been utilized throughout the years in the sharing of specific information. This being said, my art is an active response to occurrences within my life schema and also a tool for communicating to the viewer through recognizable shapes and forms. The information on the surface or in the context of subject may or may not be interpreted at the inception of its original intention, but that is not necessarily the goal of the each piece. The viewer is given a certain level of expectant freedom and can arrive at his or her own conclusion.

I am interested in the historic resonance of the figure as it appears in paintings, drawings and various other art forms throughout the years. Most recently, I have been dissecting the figure based on digital conversations held over Skype. In contemporary art, it is imperative for the artist to make a specific mark even if only mirroring his/her own, personal experience. I am focusing on a time honored tradition but as a contemporary artist who is influenced by our global society and the information spread through physical travel and web-based/virtual travel.

Regarding my works on paper, currently, I am less conscious of photographic reference and more interested in the conceptual finish of a drawing. I also utilize found objects to make intimate wall sculpture. My goal is to create an installation, a moment of intrigue and personal/internal inquiry. The work is often about love, whether it is the loss, gain or the an emotional response.

Katy Hamer is currently based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.