Spencer Buchi

I explore themes that include psychology, mental health, identity, and Christianity—often by using the surrealist technique of automatic drawing. I am curious how language and objects influence image formation. I sometimes start with a title or an object to act as a mental primer and then do an automatic drawing to generate an idea. I have drawn inspiration from the works of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, specifically the psychoanalytic concepts of the unconscious mind, the Id, and the anima, in how I approach my art making. I have explored these concepts mainly by using automatic drawings and, at times, I incorporate my non-dominant hand in automatic drawing as a way to further explore the ideas of the unconscious mind.  I sometimes explore how language influences the image-making process by starting with a title, which serves as a conceptual primer. From there, I do an automatic drawing, and then I develop a finished piece from that process. Separately, I sometimes explore how obje...