Art is personal. As an artist everything I create is influenced by my experiences and view of the world. I make work about what I know and experience. This means that my personal challenges and understanding influence my work greatly. I’ve been working in a wide variety of materials, but recently I’m exploring the art of sculpture. By exploring different methods and mediums I hope to broaden my perspective, and learn more about myself as an artist. This exploration of techniques is vital to my perspective on art.
At this point in my life I’ve centered my work on one of my personal challenges: stuttering. I sometimes stutter when I speak which is an emotional and physical experience that is widely misunderstood by others. I use my art to bring light to this condition and hopefully spread awareness and understanding of it with others. I hope to communicate my personal feelings so everyone can understand it. We should make art about what we know and what affects us personally; in my case, I know about stuttering, so I’m making art about it. In the past this was not my focus. I made work about other things, like music and growing up. Our inspiration is always changing, and I believe that by sharing our personal struggles we can learn to better understand others and ourselves.
Elizabeth Harney, Music Series, 2009
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