Description

I create metaphorical landscapes of change using abstract imagery inspired by the natural world. To me, the moments of change, transition, movement, or growth in life are the most impactful and the most beautiful. Nature is a constant visual depiction of these moments and a universal subject. I use it as a foundation for each piece. My work begins with the observation of natural visual stimuli, such as clouds, water, sea creatures, vegetation, rock formations, and satellite images taken from space. From there, I generate my own interpretation of beauty as an indefinable, fluid, and mutable gray area or space that exists in between tangible categorizations. I am exploring the psychology of cognition, specifically regarding that space. I am intrigued by how definable ideas originate within human thought processes and the constant deluge of rapid sensory stimuli. As we consume imagery, one element is compiled onto the next, shuffled through interest, memory, and personal experience. In pursuit of capturing this internal process, I imagine an output of this developing cycle through the composition of a landscape, ever changing. My process is reflective of these interests and becomes a part of the subject matter itself. My work varies in medium from painting and drawing to photography and video. The dimensions of my work range drastically from wall size to several inches and scale shifts from macroscopic to microscopic, sometimes portraying both simultaneously. My palette mixes synthetic, highly intense colors with natural earth tones to further blur the boundaries between manmade and nature. Masses melt and solidify seamlessly from object to liquid or vapor. I experiment with the natural tendencies of paint and ink, like dripping and pouring, and embrace these accidents as fuel for reactionary controlled brush marks and line. Observation, photography, and video work inform my painting and drawing. In turn, painting and drawing inform my observation, photography and video practice.