PAPER, PAINT & CANVAS

The Art of Sharon Dundee

McDonough Museum of Art 

May 31 - July 20

Opening Reception, May 31st - 5:00-7:00 pm

525 Wick Ave, Youngstown, OH 44502

My creative process is heavily influenced by my love of typography, books, myth/stories, a wide variety of retro/ancient artifacts (Vintage paper publications, Neolithic cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics) and, perhaps without realizing it consciously, my years of graphic design experience. This reveals itself most in the innate use of the cruciform composition.

I love to work in a heavily-textured mixed-media approach in my paintings. The tactile feeling of paper, paint and other elements helps me to better connect with the creative process.

My goal as an artist is to create new life from old forms. By mining a wealth of “decaying” material (discarded photos, old newsprint, books stripped of their covers, etc.) I seek to repurpose it. Through my work, I aim to connect the past and the present and hope that it may inspire the future.