Anna Grant Dean
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Interdisciplinary Artist - Searching through the noise for a signal
MessageAnna G. Dean is an interdisciplinary artist, working in sculpture, video, installation and mixed-media collage. She is currently working in Fort Mill SC, (Just outside Charlotte, NC) where she teaches and coordinates the Winthrop University Creatorspace - an interdisciplinary technology lab.
Statement
My work explores the intersection of chaos and order. I investigate these concepts by combining materials and processes that allow me to have a high measure of control, alongside those that refuse to be controlled. Using technology like a laser cutter or CNC router allows for a high level of control and precision, whereas processes like dripping or pouring ink, or dribbling it from a device like a pendulum invite a certain measure of chance into my studio process. The most satisfying part of art, for me, is the dance that happens between the artist's intention and what the artwork wants to become.