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Andrew Reach

THE ARTIST After years of continuing progression of the curvature of his spine from Scheuermann’s kyphosis, Andrew Reach required an extensive spinal fusion followed by another surgery from complications. No longer able to work in his chosen career of architecture, he turned to the world of computer-generated art to express his creative energies and to help fill the vacuum left in the wake of the loss of his profession. “I now feel blessed that I have been able to discover an artist lying dormant within me. As my art has evolved, I have learned to use the power of intuition and visualization to help me cope with my condition, and am continually inspired by the mindfulness of my body, my pain, and my limitations.”

Artist: Andrew Reach
Medium: Digital painting: archival Epson pigment print on Somerset velvet paper

“This is a continuation of my exploration of mindfulness and how it can plumb deep emotions out of the subconscious. In this work, abstract vertebral forms float in a liquid matrix.... [continued]

Artist: Andrew Reach
Medium: Digital painting: archival Epson pigment print on Somerset velvet paper

In this work, Reach has invented a skeletal structure from a creature of his imagination. The stripping away of the external to reveal the internal structure of things makes him more mindful of his own body.... [continued]

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