James Emmett
James Emmett I am an emotive artist who understands my experiences through creative expression. I'm curious about the things we don't talk about - the emotional complexities and impact of interpersonal relationships, what it means to struggle in a transactional and consumptive culture and the inherent beauty that exists despite reductive value systems.
I am fascinated by connection and influenced by daydreams of bodies within bodies and worlds within worlds. Intrigued by hylozoism, I meditate on the shared brilliance of everything in existence and honor the individuality and unique expression of life.
Within my practices I seek to find solace from the subtractive nature of performance and our world's preoccupation with status and consumption. I want my work to challenge me and to antagonize unconscious living. I am looking for a connection to something deeper, a universal truth to feel confronted or comforted by and I hope that the viewer sees something recognizable in my work.