ARTIST STATEMENT

Some say Randy Siegel’s art is a “postcard from the psyche.” Deeply psychological, he paints in symbols.

Art helps the unconscious become conscious, Siegel explains. "Through art, the shadowy aspects of Self come to light."

Siegel is an intuitive painter. "My best work happens when I get out of the way and let the painting paint itself," he says. Rarely does Siegel begin a painting with an outcome in mind. "One color signals another and one image invites a second, until the painting says, 'I am complete.'"

When Siegel' work is reviewed, a common theme emerges; Siegel is exploring the balance between the masculine and feminine in the 21st century.

Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung believed that one of life's central tasks was to hold the tension of opposites, and that one of life's more significant struggles was holding the tension between the masculine and feminine aspects of Self.

Jung taught that men possess an "anima," a feminine, soft, supportive, and passive aspect of their personality, while women have an "animus," a masculine, aggressive, competitive personality trait. When we allow the anima and animus to unfold and flourish we become more psychologically complete.

Randy Siegel has studied at the Chicago Art Institute, University of Georgia School of Art, Instituto Allende (San Miguel, Mexico), Naropa University, A-B Tech, and the Ringling School of Art.