Artist Statement

ARTIST STATEMENT:

My fascination with art is deeply rooted and connected with psychology and my relationship to my inner self as well as the proverbial themes associated with the natural and mythological worlds. I am interested in the individual psyche and the collective unconscious. Themes I explore include: my primal connection to the world, destruction vs. creation, opposing forces, paradox, and the mystical, cosmological, sociological, and pedagogical functions of myth.

My artwork reflects my interest in psychology, the collective unconscious, and universal archetypes. Using primarily figurative subjects, I explore the role of the feminine archetype within the masculine unconscious (Anima). I am influenced by the work of Mythologist - Joseph Campbell, Psychologist - Carl Jung, Psychologist - James Hillman, and Artist - Robert Rauschenberg. I am also highly influenced by fashion and commercial brands that incorporate creative juxtaposition of fabrics, materials, artistic elements, and graphic design.

My work is mixed media. I use materials that reflect my interest in environmental protection and recycling. I use old newspapers, discarded clothing and fabrics, and found objects. I also use materials that I have salvaged from home renovations or community projects. I combine these materials with oils to create my compositions. Therefore, each painting, expresses two-dimensional, as well as three-dimensional aspects.

My process and the materials I use are centered around a universal and natural theme, which is:

"For something to live something else must die."

In my work, I destroy in order to create. I take the discarded and unused and make it useful and give it purpose.

In the future, I hope to explore the same themes mentioned above using more abstract compositions. I am also working on developing full-size figurative sculptures that address similar themes and ideas.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Dreamers series...Figments of the imagination?



Started a new piece this weekend.  My photoshop explorations got me excited to start the new series.  I plan on making a series of works on the based of the mythological themes of the "world as dream".  Exploring the questions to whether we as humans, are the dream of the gods, or whether we are the ones dreaming the gods.  I think this series has some potential.  I like the start to this one.  I wanted to recycle some old canvases I had laying around.  I also recycled some old photographs that I used for the background.  Also used shreds of old newspaper for the background.  I wish to make this series  have both a vintage and modern feeling.  Not sure where ill go next, but I strongly feel that i need some kind of progressive shape, going from background to foreground, growing in scale as it moves forward, I think just a simple circle, off center.  Maybe some strong triangular shapes, not sure.  Think i'll go play around on photoshop and find out...


Like where this is going!...Um, Is the Tara within the woman, or is the woman within the Tara? Hmmmmmmmm...


The painting is coming along..I spilled paint all over my new PJ's!  :( Ah well,  cant wait to get back outside in the garage once it warms up...Enough snow already!  Still debating on filling background with a shape..not sure..i might just emphasize the shadows more to ground it.


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