Good story is transcendent of time, space and culture; it is humanity’s attempt to understand the world around gives life to the idea, that by experiencing such a story you might understand more, feel some new feeling, revisit some old one or find enlightenment. I have made prints throughout my artistic career, although a more accurate description of my work would be story telling. It is a medium that goes beyond ink, paint, words and music, of which life itself is a tool, and in its best examples make active participants of all those involved in the hearing, seeing, reading, telling, or handling.
Much of the preparatory work is simply a matter of living life and allowing a story to filter from experience through a quiet mind. The creation itself is a quest, the object of which is not immediately known. It is a matter of being led to its conclusion and discovering that which would not have been visible or apparent in any other way. My goal is not to limit where the story might go but to use whatever means necessary to tell it best. Some stories can be told in a single image or a handful of words. Images need not be separate from words nor should they simply reiterate them (or the music or performance) but, when used in tandem, should say more than either would have said on its own. This makes stories powerful metaphors of the individual complicated lives we all live.
It is my greatest hope that whoever experience my work come away with any of the most positive of human experiences: hope, truth, joy, peace, resolve, sympathy and enlightenment.
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BIO - Andy Farkas is a nationally and internationally recognized print and book artist who has been developing his craft for over twelve years. He resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife, daughter, two dogs and three cats.
My carving table with blocks and tools etc.
