When the Japanese Grocery was Built, 48x48

Griffin Cordell is a full time artist and gallery owner living in Greenville, SC. Griffin works out of his studio, which is located in the oldest, and most established arts collective in West Greenville, The Artbomb Company. His work is represented by 906 Art Gallery in Greenville, SC, and he exhibits both locally and nationally.

He is an alum of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities and earned his BFA in Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture from Winthrop University."

Statement- "The creative process has led me into researching many subjects, but dreams, our relationship to memory, investigations of the past, and exploring the surreal through object association have always been consistent in my work . I have worked in many mediums, but recently painting has been at the forefront of my practice. Living in the process of making art and letting go of any expectations that would restrict my creativity is important to me. Through following my creative intuitions, I continue exploring and understanding the importance of life and sharing my experiences with people around me. My paintings are not defined by the traditional understanding of narrative because they cannot be understood as linear. Instead they exist somewhere more ambiguous like emotion. A painting has no beginning, middle or end, but instead exists as an artifact of the human condition affecting viewers for often several lifetimes.