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My
art
explores the intersection of modern times
filtered through my evolving mind. I work from
my life experiences and draw on the sensations
around me. Making the image becomes a
conversation between ideas, materials, shapes
and colors. The compositions contain bold forms
and linear elements. My goal is to make
meaningful art that has luminosity, energy and
integrity.
My paintings evolve through a daily process.
Often the ideas are a synthesis of the
explorations that have taken place in prior
drawings, paintings and color studies. I make
room for unexpected results and use my intuition
to look for meaning in the developing
composition.
With an open mind, I practice making art,
suspending the rules, excited to free my
imagination. The excitement of following an idea
keeps me at it, pursuing the new.
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The Glowing Tree
14"h x 11"w
2009
acrylic on canvas
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| Michael Raaum is
currently working in his studio in Basalt,
Colorado in the Aspen area. He received a Master
of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of
Minnesota in Minneapolis and has exhibited his
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Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts, New York,
Aesthetic Education
- Anderson
Ranch Art Center, Workshops, Snowmass Village,
Colorado
- Master of
Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Bachelor of Elective Studies, Emphasis
Painting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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