Statement
My work is a response to the changing landscape in the rural south, evolving architecture, construction, and our impact on the natural environment. My research is based around how people use the physical environment to better understand themselves and their relation to the world. The underlying theme of my work is connectivity. I want to show my audience that we are all navigating the world searching for basic needs like shelter and community. While my work sometimes manifests as drawings, oil paintings, or sculptural paintings milled on a CNC router, it all comes from drawing.
As a landscape artist, much of my work asks questions about landmarks: How do we use them? What do they tell us about our environment? I am also interested in how we navigate moving forward after these markers have been removed, lost, or are otherwise inaccessible. Over the last few years, my work has shifted in response to world events and personal challenges. The loss of my father changed how I define "landmark.” I think about how to move forward after losing a role model and anchor. Much of my work shows the building process of drawing: gesture, measuring techniques, etc. In some ways it's the build-up, but can also be seen as de-composition. My work narrates watching something go away slowly.
I see uncertainties about my own future mirrored in present conversations about public lands. People are confused, angry, sad, and nervous about what comes next. I wonder how we move forward after the loss of landmarks we use to identify our own country. I wonder about the environmental impact of losing spaces like National Wildlife Refuges and the emotional impact of losing our forests. I remember the first time I tried to call my dad and realized I couldn't.
Biography
Daniel Moore (b.1991) earned an MFA at the Louisiana Tech University School of Design where he is now Assistant Professor of Art. His work has been exhibited across the southern United States and featured in New American Paintings, Studio Visit Magazine, and Creative Quarterly.
Daniel spends time outdoors hiking, mountain biking, and making art. He serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge where he teaches landscape painting and organizes art-based community events.
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