The ART of
Aaron Van Lieu
Well, I finally got around to it. Why I never put a website together earlier even baffles my ol' noggin. I've always bitched about not having a proper place to display my work and ideas, and now I can shut my damn mouth.
Since I'm just putting this Weebly site together I am going to just copy and paste my artist statement from my interview with forYoungModerns until I have the time to write something else more thought provoking and create a more bad ass website...but for right now, I'm going to rock the whole 1996-97 GeoCities vibe for this page (which is pretty cool in itself!).
"I'm California born and bred so I feel that has a lot to do with my style. I was definitely influenced by what Northern California had to offer me and I took full advantage of it. Growing up, I was immediately attracted to being outdoors and observing the motion and patterns of the native wildlife (including the people who lived around me). The interaction of people and wildlife is something I always respected, and wanted for myself. It's nice to have a harmony. So I reflect that in a lot that I do.
Both of my parents (one a mushroom hunter from Michigan, the other a seamstress from South Korea) encouraged my brother and I to work on our passion for art from a very young age.
I have never had any formal training for drawing, It's just something that I always did to pass the time for fun or as a form of meditation. I never attended a formal "Academy o'Fart" school or even took art classes for that matter. My technique is all my own without any outside influence from others (constructive criticism and non constructive alike).
To me, creating is just going with the flow of my natural biorhythm. Some days I pump out piece after piece, months on end. Then on some, I just sit in bed and eat greasy ass cheeseburgers and watch Maury. But after every lull in my work I come back more aggressive. My apatite for pen and ink, more insatiable. As cliché as it sounds, it's like being born again. I challenge myself. I push the limits of my power of observation and my gift of a steady hand to do something greater. Something I've never done before.
Yes, today IS a great day for a Cheeseburger, but no...Sir, I think I'll have the Baby du Jour instead (no tomatoes)."
Best,
Aaron Van Lieu
Since I'm just putting this Weebly site together I am going to just copy and paste my artist statement from my interview with forYoungModerns until I have the time to write something else more thought provoking and create a more bad ass website...but for right now, I'm going to rock the whole 1996-97 GeoCities vibe for this page (which is pretty cool in itself!).
"I'm California born and bred so I feel that has a lot to do with my style. I was definitely influenced by what Northern California had to offer me and I took full advantage of it. Growing up, I was immediately attracted to being outdoors and observing the motion and patterns of the native wildlife (including the people who lived around me). The interaction of people and wildlife is something I always respected, and wanted for myself. It's nice to have a harmony. So I reflect that in a lot that I do.
Both of my parents (one a mushroom hunter from Michigan, the other a seamstress from South Korea) encouraged my brother and I to work on our passion for art from a very young age.
I have never had any formal training for drawing, It's just something that I always did to pass the time for fun or as a form of meditation. I never attended a formal "Academy o'Fart" school or even took art classes for that matter. My technique is all my own without any outside influence from others (constructive criticism and non constructive alike).
To me, creating is just going with the flow of my natural biorhythm. Some days I pump out piece after piece, months on end. Then on some, I just sit in bed and eat greasy ass cheeseburgers and watch Maury. But after every lull in my work I come back more aggressive. My apatite for pen and ink, more insatiable. As cliché as it sounds, it's like being born again. I challenge myself. I push the limits of my power of observation and my gift of a steady hand to do something greater. Something I've never done before.
Yes, today IS a great day for a Cheeseburger, but no...Sir, I think I'll have the Baby du Jour instead (no tomatoes)."
Best,
Aaron Van Lieu
