LITTLE HOUSE

Artist: Andrew Butkevicius

Medium: Colour infrared photograph on brushed aluminum 

36" x 48"

Andrew Butkevicius is a Canadian photographic artist working from his studio in Hamilton, Ontario. After receiving a BFA from Queen’s university and an MFA from the University of Windsor, Andrew became involved with a variety of nonprofit and public galleries. Centre [3] for print and media arts in Hamilton and the Art Gallery of Windsor and Artcite in Windsor are but a few. His works have ranged from sculpture and installation to lithography and photography. Currently, his works mainly deal with perception and status quo issues, and he uses infrared photography and video as part of the creation process.  He has exhibited nationally and internationally and regularly shows his works.  He also recently received two Ontario Arts Council awards for production and materials. 

ARTIST’S STATEMENT 
This is part of an ongoing series that uses infrared light to subvert one’s senses and creates a scene foreign to what has been learned by memory. I have a scientific way of looking at things.  When something catches my eye, I often wonder what happened to make it that that way or become what it is today. Rocks, minerals and fossils inspire me with timelines and endurance. The stars, meteors, and celestial bodies impress me with extremes of scale and distance. Infrared photography has consistently evoked my creative and conceptual interests. It has become a way for me to reinvent the world, as if looking into some sort of parallel dimension. Although that’s not what is actually going on, there are many interesting and unique characteristics of infrared photography which captivate the mind both emotionally and cognitively.