My art explores the human experience, especially in relation to music, and how it has the ability to foster a sense of connectedness. My involvement in the DMV electronic music scene as well as my experiences growing up in the subtropics has shaped my uniquely vibrant personal aesthetic. Listening to music is often the jumping-off point in the studio that induces a trance-like focus on mark-making and color layering, where the hand is directed through painting to interact with different performative mythologies (rituals) and healing practices. My work speaks to the viewer through the symbolic language of color, memory, ancestral connection, and hieroglyphics.
Catherine Mapp
Drawing, Fiber, Multidisciplinary, Multidisciplinary Art, Painting, Sculpture / Installation, Visual / Media