Thinking
Feelings
Ms. Interpretation, 2021
Oil on Canvas
66” x 90”
This series explores that which lies in between thinking and feeling.
This exhibition thrusts itself into the mind map of its author, seeking to describe—though never define—the process by which humans perceive and desire perfection, all the while despising the very ideal to which they aspire.
Perfection, as we define it, does not exist in the natural world. Circles and lines only exist in mathematics—and in the imagination. Though Western religions and cultural norms spurn us on toward this pursuit in this life or the next, the result often proves lifeless and unmoving.
Artist Bio
Benji Peck, born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, is an artist working primarily in oils. His often bold, gestural style accompanies an appreciation for the raw materials themselves.
The grandson of a Pentecostal minister and an Apostolic rice farmer, his deeply religious, Southern upbringing informs many of the themes with which he grapples in his work. His art is an exploration of the interconnectedness between seemingly disparate ideas and the desire to hold two abstractions together as different sides of the same coin.
Benji is the Creative Director at Peck Design Associates™(PDA), a Visual Identity Design Studio in Nashville, TN. He has worked with clients locally, nationally, and abroad for more than 17 years.
“Brand identity design is where art, science, and psychology converge. The act of creating, be it as an artist or as a designer is a calling. It’s not something that you choose, but rather the thing that chooses you.”