My art practice is a way to study perception in order to integrate the direct perception of our creative ability. My intention in practicing is to develop exercises that build a formal capacity to retire the human condition for the condition of divinity. The artwork that remains from this process is a record of attention, documenting the experience. In following my attention throughout the creation of each piece, I actively recondition my mind to love what I am doing, by undoing unloving thoughts. Through this practice, I psychologically change the physiological pattern of my body, while simultaneously leaving a record of the process in images. Internally, I am consistently bringing my attention to perfection, while externally I pass through the human conditions and actual processes of witnessing my making. The imagery in the artworks reflects the symbolism of the trans-mutational process of ascension. The method by which the symbols are made is the process by which the transmutation is practiced, and the ascension experienced. The materials I use are transitory in nature, they are those that are present, or those I have with inherent abilities. I don't go out of my way to explore with material; I intentionally explore with the idea of material, and direct its purpose. In this way, the materials are symbolic of the limitations of the objective universe. I overcome these limitations by replacing the importance of their physicality, with the state of being in harmony while working with their physicality. This experience of integration is my shared process of salvation with the mind.
Jerad Walker
