Art and Art History
Adrienne Stine
Title: Adjunct Instructor
Department: Art and Art History
Building: ARC 122
Email: astine@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7250
Degrees
- M.A./M.F.A. University of Texas at Tyler
- B.F.A. University of Texas at Tyler
Biography
Adrienne Stine is an Abstract Expressionist, American Fine Artist based out of Texas
whose focus is mainly large scale oil paintings. Stine received her BFA, MA and MFA
from the University of Texas at Tyler. She has participated, curated and led several
community, education and mural projects throughout the East Texas Area. In addition
to founding A. Stine Art, as a professional artist, Stine has spent decades giving
back to her community as an educator on many levels from EC-12 to Ungraduate level
college courses. Stine boasts a portfolio of collections containing over 200 works.
In Fall of 2022, Stine completed her MFA at UT Tyler. As a professional artist for
over fifteen years, Stine continues to enhance her extensive collections portfolio
while pursuing a career in the fine arts preservation industry.
Research Statement
My goal is to create a visually indulgent space through abstraction of imagery creating
an ambiguous and enigmatic environment for my viewers to explore. Abstracting is not
only the mechanism used to attract my viewer, but it is also the method under which
I open up dialogue between me and my viewer. My choice of subject matter is not necessarily
based on the conceptual power of the object(s) but more on the interesting visual
and physical form and how I can abstract that form to draw an emotional response from
my viewers and enhance this response through abstraction.
I use layered color and composition to create a fluid movement and weave organic patterns in and out of the painting to offer an experience of discovery for the viewer. Through this process I also create depth and three dimensional illusions so that the viewer has a visceral reaction to something they can’t quite identify. I create spaces of altered reality in order to seduce my viewer in a visual experience that is both disorienting and captivating. Through this dialogue I establish a conversation with my viewer where I am able to direct them into a process of visual discovery.
There is a release of energy attached to the physical process of dreaming. This is a necessary and existent part of processing information and experience. However, dreams are still simply a combination of life experiences, images, fears, hopes and wishes. So they are not fantasy, but a false visualization of a combination of several real things. I use my work to offer my viewer a place to experience this release. Abstraction, mark-making, and color are used to enhance the discovery process for my viewers so they have the opportunity to interact with the work. Imagery is distorted in order to create a subjective setting and allow the viewer to draw their own visual conclusions. Through abstraction, I create a relation between the viewer and my work, one of intoxication and infatuation with something that can’t quite be named or understood.