Aaron Krone
Much of my work is autobiographical, incorporating family history and memories. I often find content in my immediate surroundings. The act of watching human activity blends into my art making as I try to capture relationships between the humans in my life. I strive to capture the essence of my subjects through showing their character and emotions.
I also explore the idea of motion and emotion and how the two interrelate. A unique beauty happens when a person is in the middle of a process or action. The use of motion provides the idea that we are moving through time and not stagnant; we are ever changing.
In photography, motion blurs are often seen as ruined or wasted images because the face is out of focus or distorted due to the action, but I enjoy the ambiguity of these happy accidents. The uncertainty of who the subject is and the focus of the action and emotion displayed is what I’m interested in.
I am influenced by a number of artists including Richard Diebenkorn who said, “Reality has to be digested, it has to be transmuted by paint. It has to be given a twist of some kind.”
Bio
Aaron Krone has a B.A. from Friends University, Wichita, Kansas and an MFA from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. He is an Associate Professor of studio arts at Friends University, Wichita, Kansas where he teaches the compositional design, drawing, painting, and figural classes. He has won regional and international recognition for his artwork.
