I am driven by the idea that our milieu is in flux; we are continually responding to stimuli by growing, adapting and changing. My work is fueled by the changing response of the individual, which I explore to better understand and illustrate the conflicts integral to our collective human experience. During the process of making and reflecting on my work, I learn something new about my own situation. My goal is for the finished piece to offer the viewer a different perspective on their own changing world.
Current sociopolitical events of war, social upheaval and unease influence the content of my work and effect the imagery and use of the figure. My previous series began with a focus on the military dress uniform, with its shiny, clean and crisp outward appearance. The dress uniform, as opposed to combat fatigues, embodies a regimented ceremonial existence, with only secondary consideration given to function. The clothing's clean look, as juxtaposed with the actions performed by the bodies in such specific clothing speaks to the stressed interaction between the individual and the larger group in which it exists.
It seems we whirl around each other with little semblance of order to our paths, pushing speeds that make it feel like sometimes we only move in slow motion. These paintings are about relationships, between different people, between stations in life and aspects of self. Just as light leaves a blurry trail as it passes through a dark space, the simultaneous transition through states of being, space and time, leave a visual residue.
I am working to grasp the flux that is self.