Artist Bio:
Aaron Weber is an artist and educator based out of Woodbury, NJ where he not only grew up, but where he currently lives and teaches Art at 3 different community elementary schools. Aaron obtained an undergraduate degree in Photography from Rutgers University in Camden at the dawn of digital photography way back in 2006, and a masters degree in Teaching Visual Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2014. When not teaching and inspiring creativity in local youths, Aaron collects and trades street art stickers, takes photos with his trusty Pentax K1000, and likes to spend quality time on the couch with his cat Bella.
Artist Statement:
As an educator, it is my goal to help each and every one of my students to unlock their creative side. In my personal art practice, I’ve struggled with feeling accomplished. I’ve dabbled in just about every method and medium there is, always enjoying the process but never being completely happy with the final product. It wasn’t until recently that I decided to just do the part that makes me happy. For decades, I’ve collected objects and materials that have inspired me, and I’ve finally started putting them to use. Call it mixed media if you’d like, but my goal in my art now is to explore. I could start with an object or an idea, I might draw on it or paint over it, experiment with mark making or application techniques, and always prepare to embrace failure. Some pieces come together easily, while others have caused sleeplessness and late night altering. The body of work I find myself creating now is wholly me, from the outside it may seem like it lacks focus, but these objects and materials and processes represent what art means to me.
Aaron Weber 