Lee Davis

My work can best be described as approachable conceptual art, with the subject matter being scientific, thought provoking, and humorous. In this day and age artists must contend with many distractions, like the Internet and its devices such as phones, tablets, and laptops. I attempt to pry the viewers attention toward my work by deliberately using bold iconographic imagery with slight comical abstractions or absurdities to initiate a 'double take'. Once a response is established the viewer can reflect that they did indeed see a peculiarity — for example, a crab with chainsaw dactyls or an oct...

My work can best be described as approachable conceptual art, with the subject matter being scientific, thought provoking, and humorous. In this day and age artists must contend with many distractions, like the Internet and its devices such as phones, tablets, and laptops. I attempt to pry the viewers attention toward my work by deliberately using bold iconographic imagery with slight comical abstractions or absurdities to initiate a 'double take'. Once a response is established the viewer can reflect that they did indeed see a peculiarity — for example, a crab with chainsaw dactyls or an octopus holding a pistol. The simplicity of iconography expands to the revelation of the viewers' own conceptualism, regardless of what I had intended the piece to invoke. At the root, this is how I measure the effectiveness of my work; approachable conceptual art.

I have found science to be an incredibly rich catalyst for my creativity. Inspiration comes from reading and expanding my knowledge of the disciplines' many tributaries. I analyze the scientific articles or data I have read and postulate how I can create imagery to reflect a piece, a part, a whole, or perhaps an implication of the subject, discovery, or theory. Science perpetually finds new or revamps existing ideas. I find this dynamism to be perfect fodder for my work.

Growing up on ten acres in rural Missouri I developed an appreciation for flora and fauna and the habitats they reside in. My parents encouraged inquisitiveness and creativity at an early age. They talked me out of becoming a Paleontologist because of the poor salary prospects. So I went to college and studied the arts.