Ross Bye Artist Portfolio

A Documentation of My [Thoughts]

Ross Bye 7118 Saddle Oaks Dr.

Cary, IL 60013 phone: 847-722-3280

email: [email protected] website: www.rossbye.com

http://www.rossbye.com/

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I. Artist Statement

II. Drawing

III. Painting

IV. Ceramics

V. Printmaking

VI. Graphic Design

VII. Art Collaborations with Nature

VIII. Photography


The moment we cultivate creativity; our response time to form a thought and put it

into action is .25 of a second. Our delayed response is a form of evolution. To live in

a moment is a false statement; however, the lag of response is what allows our body

and mind to make reason of thoughts. This portfolio is an attempt to capture and

document my actions of a period of time, it is a documentation of my thoughts

through a variety of mediums.

My mind comes and goes through various states, constantly changing, moving,

floating, descending, ascending, contemplating, and deliberating. When I recognize

or feel an onset of these movements my initial response is acceptance followed by

physical documentation. Most often I am not near a canvas and therefore my

thoughts become physical words on a piece of paper which then become translated

into images. So most often my work must pass through various levels before com-

pleted and thus is susceptible to manipulation during each stage. Each stage be-

comes its own work of art. There is no single point of view but an insight into the

many perspectives of the mind.

An important role in my art work is looking at that moment and the acknowledg-

ing my place within an environment. It is my interaction between the environment

which cultivates or confines my creativity.

[Artist Statement]


Charcoal

Ink

Graphite

Pastel

Chalk

[Drawing]

I do sound desperate because I am I am but I want ti get out

of this shit as soon as I can. I am sick of living here wanting

to waiting for something to happen. I know what needs to

happen however it is not up to me no longer what I wish is

for me dream to become a better person to become someone

who has devoted a life towards compassion but remains un-

noticed, the sad part odd this dream is it is no longer up to

me but up to someone who sits behind a desk who does not

know me or fails to understand real human connection the

very thing which I apply for but YOU because you said I am

no longer needed I am no longer what you need but ion you

don’t know who I am and you don’t want to give me an ex-

planation No we DON’T need t o give me any explanation

and you expect me to accept this?

I doe want o sound desperate because I am I am but I want ti

get out of this shit as soon as I can. I am sick of living here

wanting to waiting for something to happen. I know what

needs to happen however it is not up to me no longer what I

wish is for me dream to become a better person to become

someone who has devoted a life towards compassion but

remains unnoticed, the sad part odd this dream is it is no

longer up to me but up to someone who sits behind a desk

who does not know me or fails to understand real human

connection the very thing which I apply for but YOU be-

cause you said I am no longer needed I am no longer what

you need but ion you don’t know who I am and you don’t

want to give me an explanation No we DON’T need t o give

me any explanation and you expect me to accept this?







































































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I do

I doe

want

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I doe want o sound desperate because I am I

am but I want ti get out of this shit as soon as

I can. I am sick of living here wanting to wait-

ing for something to happen. I know what

needs to happen however it is not up to me no

longer what I wish is for me dream to become

a better person to become someone who has

devoted a life towards compassion but re-

mains unnoticed, the sad part odd this dream

is it is no longer up to me but up to someone

who sits behind a desk who does not know

me or fails to understand real human connec-

tion the very thing which I apply for but YOU

because you said I am no longer needed I am

no longer what you need but ion you don’t

know who I am and you don’t want to give

me an explanation No we DON’T need t o

give me any explanation and you expect me

to accept this?



















to accept this?

I

doe

want

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to accept this?

I

doe want o sound desperate because I am I am

but I want ti get out of this shit as soon as I

can. I am sick of living here wanting to wait-
























to accept this?



















to accept this?




















to accept this?























to accept this?


Untitled

Charcoal on paper

8” x 10”

Winter 2007


I Miss Her

Ink on paper

4” x 7”

Spring 2010


Untitled

Ink on cardboard

4” x 7”

Summer 2010


Untitled

Charcoal on paper

24” x 18”

Fall 2010


Untitled

Ink on cardboard

5” x 7”

Fall 2010


This Mother

Graphite on paper

5” x 7”

Fall 2010


Untitled

Charcoal on paper

24” x 18”

Spring 2011


Acrylic

Oil

Watercolor

[Painting]















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tion the very thing which I apply for I am no

longer needed I am no longer what you need

but ion you don’t know who I am and you

don’t want to give me an explanation No we

DON’T need t o give me any explanation and

you expect me to accept this?



















to accept this?



















to accept this?


































don’t want to give me an explanation No we

DON’T need t o give me any explanation and

you expect me to accept this?

















don’t want to give me an explanation


312

Acrylic on canvas

8” x 12” (2)

Fall 2008


Sun Still Shines Through Winter

Acrylic on cardboard

4” x 7”

Winter 2009


Untitled

Oil on canvas

18” x 14”

Fall 2010


Untitled

Oil on canvas

14” x 12”

Fall 2010


Untitled

Oil on canvas

14” x 18”

Fall 2010


Untitled

Acrylic on canvas

18” x 24”

Winter 2011


Earthenware

Stoneware

Porcelain

Raku

High-fired glazes

Smoke fire

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want o

I doe want

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I doe want

o sound

desperate

because I

am I am

but I want

ti get out

of this shit

as soon as

I can. I am

sick of

living here

wanting to

waiting for

something

to happen. I know what needs to happen how-

ever it is not up to me no longer what I wish

is for me dream to become a better person to

become someone who has devoted a life to-

wards compassion but remains unnoticed, the

very interesting for several reasons, but mainly because I want to pro-

vide a positive environment in my classroom. I believe that we are very ex-

pressive beings and forget that hand gestures and facial expressions is a sepa-

rate language. We have the ability to communicate with others without ver-

bally speaking. If we take the idea that our motor reflexes are stimulated by

simply seeing an image such as a Pollock painting, and that we are able to

create a sense of connection by observing actions, then I believe that we can

learn empathy through art. When an individual makes marks on a piece using

any type of medium, whether its paint, graphite, clay, those are uniquely

theirs marks. No other person creates those marks besides the person who

creates it. Even when we recreate a Van Gogh painting, the marks we paint

are not Van Gogh marks they are own individual brush strokes. I believe in

the idea that the energy we put into a piece of work can be felt by the person

observing it; therefore each piece of work is uniquely different.


Detritus

Coffee stained Earthenware

Fall 2009


Detritus

Coffee stained Earthenware

Fall 2009


left

An Offering of the Mind

Smoke fired Earthenware

Fall 2009


An Offering of the Mind

Smoke fired Earthenware

Fall 2009

right


front

Degradation

Earthenware

Fall 2009


Degradation

Earthenware

Fall 2009

back


Relief

Screen Print

Lithography

Intaglio

[Printmaking]





















































































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who does






























I Promise I Will Listen

Woodcut

8” x 15”

Fall 2009


An Intimate Moment Between the Body and Mind

Lithography

8” x 10”

Fall 2009


The Young Lady

Intaglio (Dry point)

3” x 5”

Winter 2009


The Young Lady (monoprint)

Intaglio with chine collie

3” x 5”

Winter 2010


A Vision Within

Intaglio

5” x 8”

Winter 2009


A Vision Within (monoprint)

Intaglio with ala poupee

5” x 8”

Winter 2010


Bodhi Figmentation

Intaglio with chine collie

11” x 17”

Winter 2010


To Each One Their Own Way...

Photopolymer Intaglio

8” x 10”

Winter 2010


Psychoanalysis of Albert’s Dream

Photopolymer Intaglio

8” x 10”

Winter 2010


Romani Queen

Intaglio

8” x 10”

Winter 2010


Bodhi

Intaglio

5” x 8”

Spring 2010


A Loss of Visual Acuity

Intaglio

5” x 8”

Spring 2010


I Spoke to a Man with Nice Hats

Image Transfer

8” x 10”

Winter 2011


Musically Communicated

Relief

3” x 10”

Spring 2011


Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

[Graphic Design]





















































































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Untitled

8.5” x 3”

Winter 2010


8.5” x 11”

Spring 2010


Untitled

Fall 2010


Untitled

Fall 2010


Untitled

Fall 2010


Untitled

Fall 2010


Untitled

Fall 2010


Untitled

8” x 5”

Spring 2010


Untitled

8” x 5”

Spring 2010


A Psychoanalysis of Albert’s Dream (Electronic)

Photoshop

8” x 10”

Winter 2010


Unity

8.5” x 13”

Spring 2010


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Untitled

5” x 8”

Spring 2011


[Art Collaborations with Nature]





















































































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Untitled

Clay on Oak

Ashland, WI

Spring 2008


Universal Rhythm

Clay

Ashland, WI

Spring 2008


Film

Digital

Photoshop

[Photography]

























































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Untitled

Polaroid transfer on handmade wildflower paper

6” x 4”

Summer 2010


Hydroponics

Photomontage

5”x 21”

Fall 2010


Start with a Smile

Spring 2011


Ross Bye 7118 Saddle Oaks Dr.

Cary, IL 60013 phone: 847-722-3280

email: [email protected] website: www.rossbye.com

http://www.rossbye.com/

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