
PATTY PAINE
ART
Artist Statement
My work explores the themes of impermanence, decay, and the beauty that arises from deterioration. I aim to capture moments of transition, where familiar forms are altered through spontaneous and unpredictable processes of chemical disruption and physical manipulation. Polaroids, known for their instantaneity, are subject to forces that warp, dissolve, and transform the images. The images stand as a testament to the unpredictable beauty of decay and the transformative power of artistic will. It's an invitation to witness the interplay between creation and destruction, permanence and transience.
Patty Paine
Patty Paine is the author of Grief & Other Animals, The Sounding Machine, and three chapbooks. Her writing and visual work have appeared in Blackbird, Adroit, Gulf Stream, The Denver Quarterly, Analog Forever, Lomography, Hayden's Ferry Review, and other publications. She is the founding editor of Diode Poetry Journal, and Diode Editions, and is Director of Liberal Arts & Sciences at VCUarts Qatar.