Artist Statement
"My work is a vessel of my emotions. I record for the viewer, including myself, a snapshot of what is swimming around inside of my mind at the time. With acrylic on canvas, woodworking, plaster casting, glass fusion and ceramics my art captures moments from this storm of images, thoughts, ideas, and subjects, and places them in the work so that any who see it, especially me, have a frozen set of moments to look upon, and synthesize a meaning. I do not pretend to have any firm conclusions about my work's desires, as it is always speaking and churning in spite of my attempt to fix it in time, but I can say that I have an abstract style interested in the human form, and the creation of new facial features and shapes upon it. These shapes and figures empower the viewer to consider that there is more than meets the eye when we look upon someone or something, and in turn that we connect in ways that we do not normally do in the world. My work seeks to uncover these connections in everyday life, and to chase down this sixth sense if only for a fleeting moment and capture it's essence."
Artist Bio
Allison Hake was born in Minnesota and moved to Okinawa, Japan as a infant. She moved to Missouri in middle school and after high school was determined to see the country. As she traveled for two years she grew, learned different ways of life and met many kinds of people on her adventures. She found a spot to call home in Florida for twelve years. While residing on the island of Key West she worked as a body painter and candle carving artist. Although she had always drawn and worked with charcoal, at this point in her life she dove into abstract painting building a reputation by participating in many exhibitions.
She currently lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work is filled with depth and thought provoking multi dimensions, that invoke the viewers emotions. She works with shapes and figures to empower the viewer to consider that there is more than meets the eye when we look upon someone or something. In turn that we connect in ways that we do not normally see in the physical world. Her work seeks to uncover these connections.
Allison's usual medium is acrylic on canvas as well as glass fusing, she enjoys discovering new avenues of expression. Through the years she has grown as a artist, adding sculpture, photography, ceramics, metalsmithing, UX/UI design, Adobe suite with studio and product photography to her areas of work.
In her spare time you can find her writing, cooking a new dish and baking lovely desserts, hiking in the woods, learning new code or traveling abroad.