Sandra Duran Wilson
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Featured Artist: December 2015
Sandra Duran Wilson
About the Artist
I grew up in a place of unlimited imagination. The open ranch land of the Mexican border was an empty stage on which to perform and my brothers and I created many worlds. We could be explorers in uncharted territories hacking our way through the underbrush with machetes, or we could battle the fierce winds of the desert with the trash can lids as our shields. The animals and stories of the people always entertained my imagination, and my father’s microscope held the universe within my view. I still live in such a place in my mind. The imagination is limitless and is populated with sounds, stories and memories.
Growing up on the land and having two older brothers also taught me to be fearless. This has helped me in my life to keep going, pushing the boundaries and charting new territory. I have done and been many things in my life, but I have always been an artist. I grew up in a family of artists and scientists, and I was comfortable in both worlds. I never had issue with wondering if I was an artist or not because I knew from the start that I was. Being a scientist took a bit more effort but I approach both with the same sense of curiosity and wonder. I have degrees in both fine art and science from the University of NM and I have lived in Santa Fe, NM since 1977.
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About the Work
I began formal training as a landscape oil painter at the age of five, painting alongside my great aunt, Santa Duran. As a teen my art interests expanded to dance, music and writing. I painted murals, made jewelry, cut gemstones, carved sculptures, wrote songs and played guitar. Even when I was working as a jeweler I would draw and sculpt. I came full circle back to painting about 20 years ago.
I have synesthesia which is a crossing of the senses. When I listen to music I see colors and numbers have different frequencies and tones. I create paintings to specific music and sometimes numbers become the basis for my work. These are frequencies and that is what I paint.
I studied cognitive science and chemistry and I got my science degree at the same time I received my fine art degree. My work is influenced not only by my early childhood but also by my love of science. Abstract scientific concepts in physics, biology, astronomy and chemistry find expression in my work. The pure fun of exploring what paint can do and my natural curiosity keeps the work fresh and lively. I focused on traditional print-making while in art school; and later developed my own techniques to achieve the same results using natural non-toxic methods. My work is represented in the US and Australia and is found in many corporate, civic, private and educational collections worldwide.
Visit Sandra’s website: www.sandraduranwilson.com