As a Designer…

I prefer to conduct my work through an experimental process which satisfies the drive of my curiosity for a solution. This allows me to design for the needs of consumers or employers, play with medium or practice, and make visual statements or spectacle. This does not mean every work will be a success, but all tests leads to the future answers or observations. Growth in continually happening as there are no failures. Only learning what is good, bad, or otherwise. 

This method of working lends my work to flow with my inspiration and not stay within a specific subject or material. However, as I have found most of my work is searching for visual satisfaction with less subject context, work containing used or recycled material can add more character and narrative to the piece for further interpretation by the viewer. For example, the piece “Handpicked: Volume One” was a large show piece two stories tall for the exhibition “On the Beam” made from 800 3”x3” individually hand printed squares set in the shape of an exclamation point. These squares were cut from old album covers with blind drop printing of a kids toy onto the front. The collection had no specific end display in mind. It was intended to explore large quantity printing, found composition, and pixelation art.  This project also inspired my enthusiasm to manipulate the level of control I have over the final product of a study. The scope of the project allowed for freedom from expectations and outcomes to be loose or unpredictable. Through the process, I direct the materials towards the product, but I do not limit nor prevent them their moments. 

In my work, I intend to continue the enterprise to conduct my practice towards solutions, make engaging visuals, and explore mediums. This curiosity in me is searching for narrative and studying the impact throughout the application. I have a list of ideas ready for experimentation, and I will continue to make more volumes of “Handpicked” as they arrive.  

Contact

Katelyn Deyoung
(616) 482-9945