Art isn’t sacred. It’s the chicken scratch of those who are looking for what is sacred. Some of it is legible, some isn’t quite as clear. But we all know it says something that was important enough to write down.
Mickey Roberts is a self-taught New York based abstract artist. He specializes in playful yet poignant depictions of vulnerability. His current work displays a series of characters indulging in the intimate moments of mundanity.
“To me, art is not some grand contribution to the world. Nor is it meant to be ogled and praised– Simply read like a notebook. Art is a language. When I don’t know what to say, I draw. Most of the time what I’m trying to say isn’t even all that significant. Sometimes it’s the taste of a peach that I don’t have a word for, or the face of a feeling I can’t seem to get out of my head. So I draw it out, or paint it out, or write it out. First, art is a tool for understanding my experience. Then it’s a language for communicating that experience to those who may also be struggling to find those same words."
