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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Benjamin Anderson
Wicked Engineering Co. (pending LLC)Troy OH 45373 United States Home Phone: 9372036106
Bio
I was born in Dayton, Ohio. My family moved and I grew up in Melbourne, FL until I became an adult and enlisted in the USArmy. I noticed at an early age I was naturally gifted in art, although I never really took it up seriously until an adult in 2010. Most of my career has been as a machinist, although I have also worked as a commercial truck triver, and also in the food service industry. I’ve never attended college or universities for formal art training. Some of my career as a machinist I received education in computer aided drafting. This and generally being mechanically inclined has helped define much of my artistic ability in that I can visualize objects in 3 dimensions and how light affects color and shading. As I am now retired early, in my 50’s I look forward to producing the majority of my artwork in my latter years, and also develop other mediums to consider.
Artist Statement
My art reflects on spontaneous ideas that usually lean towards surrealism. I mostly paint digitally using a stylus and tablet. I do also ink traditional art, but find digital art is more quickly executed. I enjoy mainly painting geometric structures and objects with high detail as I like to create works with a large amount of realism. I employ signs and symbols in some of my work and include hidden ‘easter eggs’ in some for personal enjoyment. In the future I hope to take my art and explore travelling to local festivals to sell works commercially.
