I begin with a space. Sometimes I attempt to subvert an iconic image in order to transform it into something more personal and elusive. I intend to exploit and re-invent their inherent structures in order to find new meanings. Currently, ridged imagery is making way for something new and more imaginative. The older I get, the more I am realizing that it is necessary to undergo transformations periodically, for fear of losing a playful sense of freedom that I hope to maintain throughout my entire life as an artist. I compose my imagery based on a symmetrical model with full knowledge that asymmetrical nuances are inevitable and will bring life to the work. I am a painter, but because perception of “space” is consistently integral to my work, often I have been led to using drawing within an installation environment.

As an artist, I desire to retain a direct connection to art history by utterly consuming the potential of basic formal tools. It is an ever-present concern of mine to be equally aware of both contemporary culture and historical knowledge. I find fault in the painter who feels embedded in twentieth century theoretical matters. Simultaneously, I think that contemporary art is becoming more concerned with ideas of market and fashion, while moving further away from an artistic utopia.