Chris Meyer
Sherman Oaks, California
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Chris Meyer is a refugee from the music, video, and film industries. He has designed musical instruments, released an album, animated graphics for various networks and corporations, and co-wrote nine books with his wife on computer graphics. In his spare time, he leaves the clients behind and crafts mixed media collages and assemblages, moving between photography and abstract acrylic painting as his foundation. While creating these works, he draws liberally on his background in electronics and computers while enjoying more primitive textures such as those of handmade paper or even plant materials from his garden.
“What is it? What does it mean?” These are questions abstract artists hear all the time. They are particularly hard for me to answer, because I am rarely trying to abstract a person, place, or thing; my goal is to present a mood – and often one that cannot be summed up in a few simple words. A more appropriate analogy may be the feeling you have just as you wake from a dream, and are trying to recall that unnamed land you just returned from. Not just the who, what, why, where, and how, but the mood of that place and time. I freely combine primitive art, photography, text, digital
and nature printing, unusual papers, abstract acrylic paint,
and a
variety of organic and industrial materials. The way a piece
gets started is that a particular source or experiment
resonates strongly with me, and demands to be used. However,
it is not yet a fully formed idea: The sources are giving me
a clue, but are not telling me the whole story. They’re
leaving it to me to add more elements to make sense of it
all…or at least enough sense until I am satisfied with the
mood that they create. Even though I shape each piece into
something that satisfies me personally, as a result I often
wonder if I’m really just the messenger, rather than the
writer of these messages. So what is it? What does it mean?
Honestly, I do not know. I am often left pondering my own
pieces, soaking up the mood they create, still trying to
discern the story the sources demanded I tell. I hope that
they speak to you as well, and that you enjoy conjuring your
own stories and dreams from the results. Chris Meyer Email: Chris
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