About The Work
"When I first started painting landscapes, I made a lot of paintings from dreams. I never even considered using photographs — I thought that was cheating! And then I was touring around the American Southwest with a camera. Looking at that landscape, I realized that it is more amazing and surreal and astonishing than anything that I could dream or make up, so I decided I'd start to use photographs. I soon realized that the photographs didn't have enough information for me to copy them exactly, and the more I worked with them, the more I realized that I could trust myself to interfere with my starting points in a positive, creative way." —April Gornik
About April Gornik
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Michael Cox - The Art for Home Interview
- Interviews & Features: Christopher LaGuardia - The Art for Home Interview
- Art 101: "What I'd Buy This May": Artspace's Advisor Hannah Parker Shares the Landscapes in Her Cart
- Art 101: Our Guide to Conscious Collecting: Support the Causes You Care About with Art
- News & Events: Head in the Clouds: Sky-Inspired Artworks by April Gornik, Nobuyoshi Araki, and More
Photograph
Chromogenic print of color photograph.
20.00 x 24.00 in
50.8 x 61.0 cm
Signed by the artist on verso.
About The Work
"When I first started painting landscapes, I made a lot of paintings from dreams. I never even considered using photographs — I thought that was cheating! And then I was touring around the American Southwest with a camera. Looking at that landscape, I realized that it is more amazing and surreal and astonishing than anything that I could dream or make up, so I decided I'd start to use photographs. I soon realized that the photographs didn't have enough information for me to copy them exactly, and the more I worked with them, the more I realized that I could trust myself to interfere with my starting points in a positive, creative way." —April Gornik
About April Gornik
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Michael Cox - The Art for Home Interview
- Interviews & Features: Christopher LaGuardia - The Art for Home Interview
- Art 101: "What I'd Buy This May": Artspace's Advisor Hannah Parker Shares the Landscapes in Her Cart
- Art 101: Our Guide to Conscious Collecting: Support the Causes You Care About with Art
- News & Events: Head in the Clouds: Sky-Inspired Artworks by April Gornik, Nobuyoshi Araki, and More
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