Installation and painting - The CreativeMindClass Blog
Nicole Mueller is an artist from San Francisco. Her work includes large-scale paintings, murals, and installations inspired by the look that stained glass can produce. Motivated by processes the abstract pieces are vibrant and saturated. They are constructed by layers of collage-like forms. Her work explores the complexity of colors, states in flux, dichotomies inside painting, the fundamental transition of the human condition, and the transition between the external and interior, and between the tangible and intangible.
My background
I'm primarily a painter, living and working full-time as artist in San Francisco, California.
My experience also covers mural painting, installation work in addition to being involved in arts administration as well as career advancement.
I took art classes in MICA. Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore in Maryland, where I resided for many years before moving out to West Coast.
Another big part of my job and purpose involves co-hosting Beyond the Studio with fellow artist Amanda Adams, a podcast that aims to increase transparency in the art world by interviewing other working contemporary artists on their careers routes.
About my fashion
Most of what I do is instinctual, driven by process, abstract, highly saturated, made of color and layers of collage-like shapes.
I create large-scale artworks, light-activated window installations to mimic the visual effects of stained glass and murals. Through this series, I'm exploring dichotomies, changes in state, the boundary between outside and inside, both tangible and intangible.
What is the secret to creating my work
I believe that showing up consistently for your work is essential. For me, developing a studio practice and setting goals for myself to push forward helped me prioritize my work when life gets in the way, as well as being aware of when I should step back and take a break or rest (for one day or a month, or even for a longer period of time).
You can check out my website and follow my activities on Instagram.
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