Doug Boehm

Mediums: Visual Arts
Studio: 248A

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Doug Boehm is a painter and illustrator who’s personal work has been shown in multiple galleries throughout the US and has been collected in the US, UK, Australia, and Taiwan. His illustration work has graced the pages of national publications and tour posters. Doug lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and three kids.

Artist statement
My latest body of personal work focuses on the idea of artist as myth maker and weaves in a series of sub-themes that flow throughout the show. Over the years of creating imagery I have become fascinated with religious iconography due to it’s close ties to art history. I had a moment of realization early in my experience as an artist when I discovered Joseph Campbell and his gathering of associations of all the world religions. It was in this moment when I made the connection of artist as myth makers and being conscience of the power of an image.

I like to work on several pieces in unison jumping one to another. I have an interest in getting lost in the process and finding a space to disconnect from the world for a moment. When I’m creating I’m connected to another dimension of endless rhythm. It forces me to live in the moment and make decisions free of judgement.

My paintings have multiple layers and experience with texture. I have been working with subjects such as reality vs. fantasy, human relationships, nature, social commentary, and excessive culture. I’m never at a loss for material in the this crazy world we live in. All of my pieces have two things in common, story telling and surface alteration. The narrative is usually loose allowing me flexibility to improv and layer random images that may or may not relate to the main narrative. I’m always experimenting with new medium applications or discovering new ways of removing medium. Drips, scrapes, sanding, scratching, cutting, rubbing, and layering have all become part of my work. These elements give my paintings a sense of history.

“To have a sacred place is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room or a certain hour of the day or so, where you do not know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody or what they owe you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.” (Joseph Campbell)

2020 Musikfest Poster Reveal Lights Up Bethlehem!

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