BENJAMIN SEARS

BENJAMIN SEARS [1996, ILLUSTRATION]

Based in Granby, MA

Ben Sears, RISD 1996 and Cranbrook Academy of Art 1999, explores psychological spaces in his prints, drawings and paintings. This is expressed through imagery that often feels both ancient and futuristic, exploring inner landscapes and core human struggles of isolation, connection, and self-worth. Each world created, however unfamiliar, relates to our human experience. Working for months, sometimes over the course of a year, he uses layers of paint, ink and charcoal on each major drawing or painting. Images are created, revised, erased, and reworked, utilizing technical and conceptual skills acquired from his BFA and MFA.