Seth Haverkamp was interviewed by Attaboy for an online article for Hi-Fructose Magazine to speak about the work in his solo exhibition, Spirit of Myth.

"Using a limited palette, oil painter Seth Haverkamp conjures up glowing portraits that glow with magic and mystery. We interviewed the portrait artist about his latest exhibition of light infused paintings at Bender Gallery in North Carolina.

Light seems to be a central focus in your work, whether as a reflection of the cosmos in a lake or as a ball of glowing thread. What fascinates you about it?

Light is everything. It’s the essential component in describing life. And happily, light is color. Light is an excuse to paint intense colors and colorful transitions from one plane to another. Combining two different light sources of different colors is not only fun for me to do, but also a way to create drama and atmosphere that could be lacking otherwise. Complimentary colors look good together, to my eye, and have the ability to take paintings to the otherworldly or fantastical.  I enjoy taking the mundane or everyday and making it less so by simply adding another light source.  Basically, I love color and multiple light sources allows me to use more color. The play and options of multiple light sources hitting an object are endless. 

Is the light itself a projection of the subjects’ emotions or is the figure responding to it?

I like the question because it implies I may have deeper meaning to the reason I do things. Mostly, the subjects responding to the light. Although that does raise an interesting point in that, I hope, we as viewers have our own emotional reactions in response. And if one of those thoughts is, is the subject saying things, then the viewer is interacting with the subject. And that’s part of my goal, to have an interaction between the viewer and the subject in the painting."

Read the rest here: https://hifructose.com/2024/11/12/light-is-everything-an-interview-with-seth-haverkamp/

Associated Artist

• Seth Haverkamp

Associated Exhibitions

• Spirit of Myth Solo Exhibition for Seth Haverkamp
  May 31, 2025 - June 21, 2025
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Associated News

• November 13, 2024
  Light is Everything: An Interview with Seth Haverkamp


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  Seth Haverkamp's Solo Exhibition