Let's Think Art

Rod Morris was born on June 27, 1947 (his Mother's birthday), and raised in a highly creative, high-energy family in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. From the time he could hold a pencil, he was scribbling on something - in between the baseball, the football, the basketball and the music lessons. Although he would never be a star athlete, he became a competent trumpet player; and later in life, a passionate guitar player - although not a performing one.

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Early on, Hot Rods and Hot Rod Art was the focus of all that scribbling. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was so influential in those days; as were the Beach Boys and of course; Surfer Joe, Surf Boards and Woodies. Eventually, the hot rods gave way to a different kind of "Rock and Roll" — abstractions, pure abstracts and abstracted thinking. The search for his "Creative Voice" in abstract was on.

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"I don't wake up every morning with a vague idea or a specific project in mind. Rarely do I dream up a piece. What does happen more often than not is that I begin each day with a more or less powerful condition of creativity. The intensity of the creative condition determines the direction of my day ending with the result being that day's work. It is a thing to look forward to each night and every morning. As long as I'm making something, I'm okay; I'm happy."

 

-Rod Morris