ARTIST STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
MY FOCUS IS TO EXPAND ON THE HISTORICAL TRADITION OF STILL LIFE PAINTING BY UPENDING NORMS OF PERSPECTIVE. I ALSO CREATE NARRATIVES BETWEEN THE OBJECT AND GROUND THAT ARTISTS HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPLORED.
TYPICALLY, STILL LIFE STRIVES TO CONSTRUCT SPATIAL ORDER AMONG MULTIPLE OBJECTS. I INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF A SINGLE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF OBJECTS TO THE BACKGROUND WITH DISCORDANT, CHALLENGING OR HUMOROUS RESULTS.
THIS DIALOGUE IS CREATED BY USING CAREFULLY CHOSEN OBJECTS THAT I JUXTAPOSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFLATING DIVERGENT HISTORICAL ERAS AND CULTURES TO EXPLORE POWER AND CONFLICT.
OFTEN PRODUCED IN LARGE SCALE, THESE PAINTINGS ENGAGE WITH ISSUES OF RACE, ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL IDENTITY AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY CONERNS WITHOUT PREACHING TO THE VIEWER. MY WORK POSES QUESTIONS RATHER THAN GIVING ANSWERS.
MY FOCUS IS TO EXPAND ON THE HISTORICAL TRADITION OF STILL LIFE PAINTING BY UPENDING NORMS OF PERSPECTIVE. I ALSO CREATE NARRATIVES BETWEEN THE OBJECT AND GROUND THAT ARTISTS HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPLORED.
TYPICALLY, STILL LIFE STRIVES TO CONSTRUCT SPATIAL ORDER AMONG MULTIPLE OBJECTS. I INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF A SINGLE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF OBJECTS TO THE BACKGROUND WITH DISCORDANT, CHALLENGING OR HUMOROUS RESULTS.
THIS DIALOGUE IS CREATED BY USING CAREFULLY CHOSEN OBJECTS THAT I JUXTAPOSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFLATING DIVERGENT HISTORICAL ERAS AND CULTURES TO EXPLORE POWER AND CONFLICT.
OFTEN PRODUCED IN LARGE SCALE, THESE PAINTINGS ENGAGE WITH ISSUES OF RACE, ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL IDENTITY AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY CONERNS WITHOUT PREACHING TO THE VIEWER. MY WORK POSES QUESTIONS RATHER THAN GIVING ANSWERS.
