I was born an artist…was an artist upon conception. It was pre-ordained. Ever since I can remember...since a crayon or pencil was placed in my hand...I began to draw.
I am an artist...a surrealist. My love for surrealism started before I studied the works of Salvador Dali; his work simply opened my eyes and awakened my deep, innate passion for unusual combinations of color, line, shape, texture and precision…the elements that press upon the levels of the subconscious. One will find that most surrealist artists use color in an unusual and shocking way. In keeping with that genre, my pieces tend to work with unusual combinations of color while weaving in components of reality and the elements of design...
...My fascination with surrealism is based upon my subconscious as well as my conscious thoughts; both supply material for my compositions. Surrealism allows my subconscious perception to meld with conscious presentation, unfettered by the lines that normally separate them. These pieces represent the beginning of a body of work that I am creating around the surrealistic theme.
~ E. L. Whitley
By No Other Name is a brilliant indicator of the potential for novel creativity and layered depth of subject matter by artist E. L. Whitley.
A thematic mixture of the real and surreal that refreshingly places the familiar in new light and surroundings. This piece manages to make a statement about our most iconic literal and physical references in ways that will elicit further thought and conversation.
~ Donkhote
Artistic Director
By No Other Name
A new original work by E. L. Whitley.
