ARTIST STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
MY FOCUS IS TO EXPAND ON THE HISTORICAL TRADITION OF STILL LIFE PAINTING.USING THE TOOLS OF MY ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IN PAINTING, I CHALLENGE PERSPECTIVE AND WORN OUT TRADITIONS.
THE EDGES OF PERCEPTION ARE PUSHED BY CREATING A UNIQUE AND CONSISTENT DIALOGUE BETWEEN OBJECT AND GROUND.
AT FIRST GLANCE THE WORK APPEARS TO BE PAINTED IN THE MANNER OF REALISM. BUT BREAKING THE RULES OF PERSPECTIVE AND CREATING SPATIAL IMPOSSIBILITIES HELPS INVOKE A SENSE OF MYSTERY.
OFTEN PRODUCED IN LARGE-SCALE, THESE PAINTINGS RENDER DELICATE, INTIMATE OBJECTS AS MONUMENTAL. AND EMPLOYING AN AERIAL POINT OF VIEW CREATES A SURPRISING SENSE OF PRIVACY FOR THE VIEWER.
SUBJECTS ARE CHOSEN CAREFULLY FOR THEIR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AS I JUXTAPOSE AND CONFLATE DIVERGENT HISTORICAL ERAS AND CULTURES TO EXPLORE POWER AND CONFLICT.
MY FOCUS IS TO EXPAND ON THE HISTORICAL TRADITION OF STILL LIFE PAINTING.USING THE TOOLS OF MY ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IN PAINTING, I CHALLENGE PERSPECTIVE AND WORN OUT TRADITIONS.
THE EDGES OF PERCEPTION ARE PUSHED BY CREATING A UNIQUE AND CONSISTENT DIALOGUE BETWEEN OBJECT AND GROUND.
AT FIRST GLANCE THE WORK APPEARS TO BE PAINTED IN THE MANNER OF REALISM. BUT BREAKING THE RULES OF PERSPECTIVE AND CREATING SPATIAL IMPOSSIBILITIES HELPS INVOKE A SENSE OF MYSTERY.
OFTEN PRODUCED IN LARGE-SCALE, THESE PAINTINGS RENDER DELICATE, INTIMATE OBJECTS AS MONUMENTAL. AND EMPLOYING AN AERIAL POINT OF VIEW CREATES A SURPRISING SENSE OF PRIVACY FOR THE VIEWER.
SUBJECTS ARE CHOSEN CAREFULLY FOR THEIR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AS I JUXTAPOSE AND CONFLATE DIVERGENT HISTORICAL ERAS AND CULTURES TO EXPLORE POWER AND CONFLICT.
