“ The average guy thinks he knows what art is. The fairly wise man realizes he doesn't. The very wise man isn't even sure if he's actually here, so an art definition might just have to wait.”

Chris Hodge was driven to create by a continuous flood of unusual and idiosyncratic thoughts and concepts. He has explored a variety of media, but has settled with scrap wood, paint on canvas, and sponges. Chris, who has Asperger's Syndrome, says, "I suppose at some level, my use of scraps indicates my disappointment at locking myself out of social groups. Every piece counts, but they count a lot more together, and some people like to waste a lot." The piece "A Revelation in Conflict" comes from a recent series where he was contemplating chaos and order. Characterized by hard lines and an abstract perspective, the piece draws the viewer into a mazelike composition. "Each blue or silver side is independent of the rest, but they have these strange pipes connecting them. This is similar to how people think they're independent, think they can buy themselves an island and live there. All the while, people need each other, and have connections far deeper than the physical necessities." Chris credits art s as an essential ingredient for getting through school. "If not for art I might have actually died of boredom. The arts were most effective in my education when, in a more traditional and difficult history or math class, I got to unleash my creativity. A great strength art allowed me to hone."

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