Krysta Mae Dimick, Imaginary Places to Live: Wild Forest

Artist: Krysta Mae Dimick

Title: Imaginary Places to Live: Wild Forest

Medium: Acrylic on panel

Dimensions: 6 x 12 inches

Price: $225

Artist Statement: These works–made alongside my daughter–bring me into a playful place where I imagine different places in the world where people have established their homes and made a life. I wish to cross the line between real and imaginary, dream and experience. 

Artist Bio: I was born and raised in Sandwich, Illinois, attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a B.S. in Architecture and received a Masters in Architecture from the University of Utah. I am currently living in South Salt Lake as an architect, mother of three young children, and finally, as a practicing artist. Bouncing back and forth from different scales of projects—ranging from community planning to brush strokes—allows me to understand the world at varying paces. There’s something about the back and forth that allows a glimpse into a big picture of connection while also allowing you to revel in the beauty of detail.

My work is at times created alongside my children, from whom I find inspiration in their own freeing artistry, as well as in the experience of discovering life together. I create art that longs to invite imagination and spiritual reflection as I abstractly address ideas of nature, the built environment and the communities of individuals that inhabit both. I use opaque and transparent methods to create the essence of light and water, shadow and discovery. Pure materials and elements found in nature will be brought into or alongside my canvases often to humble me with their creation and I plead to translate even a bit of their wonder and whimsy into my work. I hope to forever inhabit the naivety and passion of a student of life, and try always to explore and play while creating. I also wish to teach my findings, or share the knowledge I’ve been presented with about architecture and the built and natural spaces we are allowed to care for.

A few things I also enjoy that influence my work are hiking, photography, travel, wakeboarding, construction, party planning, prepping from scratch, catching the full moon and gardening.