mountainess - Limited Edition of 12 Print

Artist Statement: Time and matter are an endless canvas that I fill with ideas. I weave science and philosophy into visual manifestations using digital media, text, photography, paint, and found images and objects. I am inspired by the inherent and otherworldly characteristics of elements and occurrences that constitute the world we occupy and the universe that surrounds us. My process begins in a manner that is similar to how a scientist or philosopher searches for evidence or logic in support of a theory. My hypothesis is that all visual materials and experiences are cyclical and connected in reality. I consider the representational imagery in my art to be visual depictions of atoms, which influence our perception, mental state, and consciousness. My compositions of digital collage, new media, and traditional painting, playfully transform the building blocks of matter and the universe –atoms and galaxies respectively– into recognizable figurative structures, entities, and landscapes. Seeing all materials as atoms, I mimic how mediums are transformed through natural processes over the course of time. This is the case with my performative video series, Social liquids, where I combine commonly shared and utilized organic materials like municipal water and garden flowers, in order to document the evolution of these items, and in turn, create new ephemeral amalgamations that become a part of the creative life cycle. In my art, disparate fragments of objects and images are transfigured and held together by common threads, because all these facets articulate cycles of renewal and metamorphosis. This idea is based on theoretical physicist Roger Penrose’s theory of Conformal Cyclic Cosmology. I view my work as being a process in continuum and as part of a larger undertaking within artistic discourse and practice. Through my own artwork, I am creating visual and empirical formulas for present and future artists to utilize and expand upon. Suresh Babu Maddilety was born in 1971, in Guntakal town, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a signboard artist, and as a child, he used his father’s artistic tools as toys. His father taught him theories of art, science, and philosophy, and how their interdisciplinary relationships work coherently. Biography: Maddilety was astonished by his father’s explanations of astronomy and the aesthetics of the natural world.