INFINITE HEART STUDIOS

Artist's Statement

My art is a direct reflection of who I am and who I’m becoming.   It’s a reflection of change and possibility.  It is a balance between the natural world and human potential.   It speaks of the known and the unknown, the physical and the ethereal.  It’s a message of hope and peace.   But most of all, it is my means to express our passion for life and our connection to everything in the universe.

It is an absolute gift to be an artist.  Often I believe myself to be the luckiest person alive, having been given the opportunity to express something beautiful and magical in the world every single day.   I am also fortunate to be able to help others increase their capacity for love and joy and compassion.  My purpose on this planet is to awaken people to their potential, to bring out the best in everyone, to leave every single person I meet with a sense of greatness, wonder, and excitement about themselves.

Over the past few years, I have spent significant time evolving outside of my art to force my art to expand with me.  I’ve met many great people on my journey and had some incredible experiences.  And while I continue my growth and expansion, I now share what I’ve learned with others through my art.

As a result I have shifted the themes of my art to completely focus on helping individuals evolve.  Nothing is more important than for each of us to become who we truly want to be, who we truly are.  We are witnessing a unique time on our planet, a global shift in consciousness.  And it is clear that rEvolutionary art will play a huge role in this shift.  I look forward to participating in this movement of greater life, the movement of conscious existence.


Biography

As a child, Ben Hauck spent his days in the wilderness of Louisiana. His love for the natural world led Ben to pursue a successful career as an environmental engineer for nearly a decade. Always trying new hobbies, he picked up his first brush at a Tucson Parks and Recreation class in the winter of 2002 and immediately discovered his true passion. Since then, he has sought instruction from many sources, including the Tucson Drawing Studio, Pima Community College, and the Scottsdale Artists’ School. Primarily self-taught, he has been blessed with the opportunity to study with wonderful artists such as Ken Auster, Will Bonner, Ron Hicks, David Slonim, Matt Smith, George Strickland, and Xiang Zhang. Inspired by his peers’ optimism, he made the artist’s leap of faith at the end of 2003 and left behind environmental engineering to pursue his art full-time. He entered his first juried competition in the April, 2004 TPAPS “Los Ranchos” show at El Presidio Gallery, for which his painting, Feedin’ Time, was awarded first place.

The artist with the greatest influence on Ben’s work is his father, who has instilled in him the importance of exploring the transcendent nature of the subject and being true to one’s self. Other influences include the Impressionists, the Post-Impressionists, the Symbolists, Sargent, Inness, Liljefors, Levitan, Sorolla, Zorn, Turner, and numerous modern era painters.