Sorry I Mistook You
86″ x 64″ x 64″
Wood, Paint, Solar Lights, Fiberglass, Steel, Found Objects
2021
2021 Emerging Artist
Artist Statement
My work tends to take a quite domestic route in portraying my memories and feelings, largely in part to my home life being the most heavily influenced by abuse and disruption. I use specific materials and found objects in my work to create easily recognizable forms in order to communicate my narratives. I employ specific colors, usually white and sometimes red, to take these objects out of their expected context and force attention to the elements most important to me at the time. For example, I will add red color to an otherwise totally white piece to show where a violent act occurred, or to highlight the part of an object that I remember most vividly in times of crisis or danger.
Lexis Thompson
Born: Sherwood Shores, TX, 1997
Resides: Denton, TX
Education: BFA, University of North Texas, 2020