philip high

biography

Philip highPhilip High was born in Louisville, Kentucky and studied painting, ceramics and printmaking at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington. He has been involved in computer graphics for over twenty-five years and has won awards for fine art and design in both traditional and digital media.

A current resume is available here.

statement

I have always been energized by both manmade and natural environments. Consequently, my work explores the relationship between nature and human beings, not as competing entities but as an interconnected dynamic. And as I celebrate the mutually positive potential there, I also recognize humanities fundamental dependence.

Through a mix of preparation and spontaneity, I use gesture and texture, along with pattern and symbolic elements, to express the concurrence of natural forces and consciousness. I choose to not be specific about meaning in order to retain a sense of mystery that I feel is essential in both art and life. Ultimately, my art is best enjoyed as a general context within which to explore an evolving personal response.

The predominant media I use are acrylics and Tyvek on wood. But my process, like my interests, is an eclectic synthesis, a combination of construction and surface altering techniques. The results speak of the layered connectivity of nature, the effects of human intervention, and the evidence of change over time.