Blake Zoephel’s Artist’s Statement
Light illuminates all form. When I am using metal point, pastel, graphite and charcoal to convey the luminosity of light and the ephemerality of nature, I am trying to create an image that evokes the same reaction that I experienced myself. My emotional reaction to the world is the central theme to all of my work. Whether it is a nude that has north light gently falling across the skin or a brightly lit landscape with beautiful flowers, light brings all of these things into our consciousness.
The process of building the illusion of form fascinates me. Working with color and shading is necessary to bring the beauty and importance of an image is the joy that I find in creating a piece. I want to evoke an emotional reaction from the viewer as they experience the image. The small things that might be overlooked but are still important for us to notice are what excite me. In a molecule the whole world is contained. Illuminating that small piece of the world is my goal.
Blake Zoephel
Warren, NJ 07059
Education
2012 New York Academy of Art- MFA
Group Exhibitions
2018 New Jersey Pastel Society, Watchung Art Center
2016 Katonah Museum Member Show, Katonah Village Library
2016 Pastel Society of New Jersey, Koether Art Gallery, Honorable Mention
2015 Alumni New York Academy of Art, Studio 7
2013 Silverpoint Exhibition, National Arts Club
2013 Katonah Museum, Portraits
2013 Kamakura Performing Arts Center Gallery, Japan
2012 New York Academy of Art Alumni Show, Studio 7
2012 New York Academy of Art, Thesis Show
2012 Putnam Art Center, Best in Show
2009 Art into Life/Life into Art, Pen and Brush Club
Books and Exhibition Catalogues
2015 The 2015 Winners’ Catalog, The Artist for Artists Project
2013 The Silverpoint Exibition, compiled by Sherry Camhy
2012 Thesis Catalogue for the New York Academy of Art
Teaching
2012-2019 Substitute, Art Students League of New York
2016-2019 Substitute, New York University, Tisch Drama School,
Painting
2015 Substitute, New York University, Tisch Film School, Life Drawing
for Animators
2012 Substitute, School of Visual Arts
2010 Guest Lecturer, Art Students League of New York