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www.clevelanddean.com coming soon

Gravitating to the influences of the early American Abstract Expressionist movement and Asian calligraphy, Cleveland Dean pulls from various elements and life experience and has formed an individual style that reflects his vision, intellect, passions, transgressions, and love. The centered ideology is that which is to evoke individual thought for the viewer as opposed to being conditioned to what one should think or see which resonates into other aspects of their lives. As a self-taught artist, he refuses to be “professionally” schooled to techniques of art, asserting that a true artist disciplines oneself to determine their own style, and the appropriate means and medium(s) for expression.

“My work is that which bridges the unconscious and conscious; painted in depictions abstracted from my psyche. This can only be done by stepping outside my self-sanctuary and embracing that which exists deep within my soul.”

“Many times when I paint I black out, go into a trance and awake to realize I have just given birth to expression. I do not know the individual within me who paints. My physical frame is simply its vessel to dissertate my mentality in form. I wish not to know this entity. I do not wish for my physical existence to influence this metaphysical being. I allow it to create movement within a still depiction, letting my soul dance on canvas”.

Primarily Cleveland Dean's work finds creation via painting, installation as well as video and sculpture.

Artist Statement
Fuck trends...create art. I dont make art for a demographic, region or anything of the sort. I create art for me and history.

Primary Influences
anything and everything. Human psychology and thought

Recent/Upcoming Exhibition or Performance
SELECTED SOLO/ GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Vice – Creative Lounge / Toyota Chicago, IL [group] Exhibition at Prudential Building Chicago, IL Principles in Motion – Unv. Of Chicago Chicago,IL [group 2009 Sticks and Stones – Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL [group] Equinoccio de Primavera Chicago, IL [group] Spirituality in art – Murphy

Favorite Medium
No such thing, whatever I get my hands on that I see something in.

I Would Like to Network With
Collectors, museums, galleries, artist, designers, architects, fashion, everyday people

Occupation:
artist

Company:
SENstudios

College:
S.O.H.K Unv.

High school:
Mount Carmel

Website URL:
www.artofsen.carbonmade.com

Google talk username:
clevelanddean

Interests and hobbies:
art, there is nothing else. Live it, breathe it, married to it, submit to it.

I would like to meet:
myself in a former life.

Favorite bands and musicians:
I have a few

Favorite movies:
Like a couple

Favorite TV shows:
watch some stuff

Favorite blogs and websites:
logging on

Favorite places:
been there

Favorite artists:
did you see what they did?

Education:
Self taught