Traveling Without Moving 

The Artwork of J. A. Bowermaster

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My name is John Bowermaster; I’m a 40 year old man who lives in Harrisburg, Pa and member of the Art Association of Harrisburg since 2005…in addition to my working with the Art Association, I’ve also had the pleasure of working with various other Charitable Groups such as Common Roads, Aids Community Alliance, PAWS of PA, Habitat for Humanity of Harrisburg, Humane Society of Harrisburg, The American Trauma Society,PA Division, Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, Pride Festival of Central Pa., The Hodge Podgery, and Hershey Medical Center just to name a few.

  

Over the last several months my works have been shown in many different venues such as Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County Courthouse, Gallery at Walnut Place, Mansion at Reservoir Park, Stocks on 2nd, Molly Branigans, Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center's Stage on Herr, Pride Festival of Central Pa., The Hodge Podgery, and the Art Association of Harrisburg.

  

I’m producing Canvas, Optical Acrylics/Oil-on-Glass, Mixed Media, and now, Collage.

The unique thing about the glass paintings I create, is that they have the ability to "live on light" meaning that as the light throughout the day changes, both your Optical Oil and Optical Acrylic-on-Glass paintings will change as well, right before your very eyes. The result is deep, vibrantly double-dipped colors that form swirling, blending, three-dimensional layers of varying thickness and thinness which effortlessly dance between deepest darkness and sparkling light, and magically shape shift form as the light falling upon them changes strength and ability to penetrate the different layers of paint revealing endlessly changing combinations of paint layers and the paintings are forever changing throughout the day: they are not the same painting in the light of morning, noon, or night. They are alive, and ever-changing.

But how can a painting, once painted, change form and color? The answer lies within these unique paintings' structure: they are based on visual perception, and work exactly like color slides that literally live on light ... and therefore mysteriously change form and color whenever the light falling upon on them changes strength and intensity, revealing hidden images brought forth by the viewer’s subconscious mind.

The result is mysteriously compelling artwork that speaks to all of us in our common Humanity's visual language of shapes, colors, and, forms of dreams, which openly and honestly share these burdens by literally bringing them to light and life through this wonderful new interpretation of the ancient, infinite, and miraculous healing powers of art.

  

2007 J. A. Bowermaster

John May 2007