Brie Skinner. University of Massachusetts Lowell. Chemical Engineer.

Dreaming in Memories book, multi-media

Artist Statement: I like dreaming.  It is my easiest escape from reality. The abstract landscapes and characters in the dreams, that are more than often of a macabre nature, become the muse for my art.  Whether through sculpting, drawing, painting, or a combination of multiple mediums, I use art as my way of materializing my dreams into a form displayable to others in the best way possible. My art is my thoughts, my memories, all combined into an array of symbols to convey some encrypted message. My mind is but a disorderly enigma, and so is what my creations become. 

It’s like there’s an entirely different person inside of me.  I love sciences, enough to the point that I am looking towards a career in Nanotechnology, but at the time I can’t seem to let go of my mind’s need for expression. I cannot pick one over the other, and I cannot solely use art as an “add-on” to my major. With my desire to create pieces like this, I am allowed to momentarily forget that I ever wanted to be anything more than an artist – a desire that I find being pushed to the back of my mind with the onslaught of mathematical and scientific formulas. But I don’t want to let it go so easily.