Blanton finds creativity in painting, dancing
Classically trained as a ballet dancer, Tyler Ann Blanton began painting 15 years ago after an injury left her unable to dance. Her creative outlet then became painting.
"I paint out of necessity. It is in my heart, soul and blood. Something's within me pulsing through my veins and in the words of John Lee Hooker, 'I just gotta let it out,' " she said.
Blanton is inspired by automatism, an art technique that is motivated by expressing the subconscious.
Tyler Blanton
The artwork of Tyler Blanton.
She is constantly experimenting with new materials and techniques. Her most recent exploration involves screen-printing using organic pigments and dyes from plants and flowers.
Blanton recently moved to Charleston after living and painting in Italy for many years.
She has work in permanent collections across the world and has been in 47 exhibitions since 1996.
While Blanton could not say what direction her art is heading in, she is open to the possibility of creating something new and is more interested in discovering what comes through her as an artist rather than a creating a look that defines her.
She said, "I seek infinite expression without limitations."
Web site: www.tylerblanton.com
Contact: tylerblanton@mac.com, 239-571-2244
Next Event: Works are on exhibit at the Bridge Gallery at 83 Center Street, Folly Beach with a closing event Nov. 27. Paintings are also on display downtown at Sermet's Corner, The Parlor, Kudu Coffee House and Private Therapy Services in West Ashley.
Birth date and place: February 1974 in Columbia.
Education: School of American Ballet; Tbilisi Choreographic School; Parsons School of Art and Design; University of Georgia; BA in studio art at Smith College; Glasgow School of Art; MA in painting at New York University.
Career: Classical ballet Instructor, mural artist, drawing and oil painting instructor, portrait artist, creator of mixed-media experimental paintings.
Goals: I would like to have an exhibition at City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston's Old City Jail and an exhibition in Torino, Italy, by July 2010.
Price Range for art: $300-$10,000.
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