Clayton Swenson B. 1993

BFA Arizona State University 2017

My work typically features three main components; elements of aesthetics, introspection, and pop surrealism. I combine these elements to articulate a sense of “insight” - the idea that there is more to see than simply a person’s surface level. Beauty, fashion and aesthetics make up the overlying subject matter; showing the human form, what we wear and how we present ourselves. With today’s social media, millions of us become models in a sense by aiming to present ourselves to the world in what we feel is the most ideal way possible. As a result, this generation views each other at face value even more readily than before. I then offer an introspective view of the subject of what could be beyond face value. Since we do not fully know what resides beyond our optical front so I abstract this introspective view by using pop surrealism ingredients which include areas of vivid color, distorted figures and graphic lines to articulate emotion.

 CV

2020 Contemporary Art Gallery Online's ALL Botanical Competition and Exhibition

2019 Arcadia | Solo Exhibition Good Afternoon Tearoom Seoul, South Korea

2019 Crazy Multiply | Group Exhibition Jung-gu Seoul, South Korea

2018 Portrait Artist of Arizona | Group Exhibition Scottsdale, Arizona

2018 Herberger Institute Juried Undergraduate Exhibition | Harry Wood Gallery Tempe, Arizona

2017 Kalopsia | Group Exhibition Gallery 100, Tempe Arizona