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As a strong advocate that we
must sometimes use our imagination to create our own world due to the harshness
of this world, Pierce invents a world of his own, comprised of his daydreams
and stories he creates from passer-bys on the street.
The under current of this series
is a dedication to Pierceâs grandmother and a close friend that passed this
year. ' The show is not necessarily about
mortality, but focuses on the immediacy of life. ' Pierce has tried to tie these life changing
events in with his ongoing themes of flight and escape. ' All of the collage used comes from books,
letters and papers salvaged from his grandmother's house as he cleaned it
out.' In many pieces he uses bits of old
church flyers. ' The strip across the top
of the girl's panel and the sun on the guys side of âSoon Againâ, come from a
flyer which reads, âyour sorrow will turn to joyâ. ' Using these flyers is both a nod to his grandmother
and a contemplation of his own faith, mortality, etc.
Many of Pierceâs characters
have halos; this comes out of his belief that there is grace in all things if
we are willing to see it.
The small water colors were
done primarily at work during 'downtime' and are a statement of how much time
we waste during the day when we could be doing something we love.
Pierceâs work brings about a
new lyrical world of bright color and playfulness through his innocent
distortion of forms. His motto, âwe are the music makers, and we are the
dreamers of dreams,â certainly shines through his work, which often
incorporates references to musical imagery.
