Amber Hart Hello 2021
Oil on canvas
12 x 14 inches
TranSystems Corporation Gallery - Their Neck of the Woods
Exhibition on Display: March 4 - 26, 2022
Works by Amber Hart
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I grew up in a small Louisiana neighborhood where neighbors became close friends, and the
social events were frequent with an open invitation. In 2012, my perspective on the
suburbia lifestyle shifted dramatically. Dallas’s suburbs sit at a constant building
stage and was an introduction into the reality of “cookie cutter” homes. My neighborhood
acted as a subway station and me and my neighbors were just passengers waiting for the
right platform to get off at. I began to realize that the homes were built as temporary
holding spaces. Social events are few and far in between. Just a passive aggressive
strong odor of barbeque from a few houses down would let you know that one was close by.
These two drastically different environments led me to the principal theme in my work -
exploring the suburbia lifestyles of past and present Americans through narrative
surrealism. Details found in my paintings are gathered by research in Mid-Century to
present day architecture, lifestyle, and art history. Although the work is very concrete
in imaginary, I allow room for viewers to create their own narratives.
ARTIST BIO:
b. 1997 in Louisiana
Living and working in North Texas
Amber Hart is a first-generation American born citizen from a Belizean family that
immigrated to America in 1976. She grew up in the small town of Covington, Louisiana
where the community was tightly knit. In 2012, Hart moved to North Texas where she first
came face to face with the concept of “cookie cutter” communities. Her work reflects the
need for human connection within communities that are built as temporary holding spaces.
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