Brian Knep

After reading the information provided on Brian Knep's website, I was immediately attracted to learning more about the type of work that he creates along with seeing some of the actual examples that were provided in the "artwork" section of the site. Much of Knep's work is based off ideas of human interaction, whether it be with the environment or with coexisting with the people inhabiting the environment. Knep makes reference to the importance of natural healing and it's organic process with his artwork in his "Healing" collection, as well as the "Deep Wounds" piece.
In both the collections entitled "Healing" and "Deep Wounds" Knep is exploring both the literal sense of the word as well as a more social sense. The basis of the work is to replicate that healing process of a scar. Much of the imagery comes from the way that the body reacts to an outside stimulus and heals from any kind of harm that it may subject to the body. Knep also talks about the angle at which healing occurs between people. In his work he explains that people affect their environment in so many different ways, whether it be large or small. The environment is changed by these occurences but eventually learns to regenerate.
I think that the work that Brian does is extremely important to both him and the viewer. He is exploring the balancing act that occurs between a person and there way of life.

After meeting Brian Knep last week in class, I have a better understanding for why he creates the work that he does.  In my understanding, Knep is so deeply interested in "healing" when thought of in the sense that we, as humans, affect each other.  Many times we may not even notice that the way we are living is impacting someone else or our environment, but as expressed in "Healing" and "Deep Wounds" we each leave an everlasting pathway of our footprints on the earth that we inhabit.