Event Details

Nathan Edwin McClements | South Gallery: “FAB”
Opening Reception: May 15th from 5:30pm – 8:30pm

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Over a decade ago I was an art student intimidated by the process of making art. With a combination of apathy towards academics and insecurity within my skill set, I put visual arts on many back burners while pursuing other interests. Eventually I grew tired of creating only excuses. My current work is an exploration into that creative freedom I was once bashful of. With this transition comes unlimited explorations of color and materials. In this space errors cease to exist. I’m currently allowing instinctual randomness to manipulate figurative expressions. Layers can adjust story lines and amplify mood. In the past, my lack of supplies was a larger excuse as to why I couldn’t create. Using mixed media on cardboard and found materials is disassociating my current energy from prior struggles with ambition. Freedom to create with any means necessary has brought a vigor to this passion I refuse to turn my back on. I’m creating these for the sake of creation. I’m creating these because it’s a little bit of magic when I can choose art over so many distractions. I’m creating these because I now know how much better I can feel with their existence.

ARTIST BIO:

Nathan Edwin McClements is visual artist and creator currently living and working in North Charleston, SC. Prior to the pandemic, he was a full time singer/songwriter performing with his band Deadwin. When the music gigs were wiped out, he began his exploration of the visual arts. He set up his art and recording studio in an old building in North Charleston and began creating.

After two years of making work for himself, he’s sharing his creativity, often using found materials, such as grocery bags, burlap, old denim, vinyl record sleeves, and cardboard, as his canvas or incorporating them into his mixed-use paintings of skulls, cowboys, musicians, and other
colorful figures.

Instagram: @NEMcClements
Website: NEMcclements.com