Statement
In an attempt to curb a tendency to over analyze, I
have begun to focus simply on the image and the
combination of
images to express ideas about relationships, expectations, religion,
and mortality. I find source
material in
personal, familiar places, oftentimes taking from studio parts and
home-foundation materials. I identify
with these
objects as witnesses to events and props for externally locating
internal experiences. This direction
necessitates a
deconstruction of light, space, and line to generate specific painting
problems. Consequently, I can
reorganize these surrounding elements to reflect my ultimate concerns for the preciousness of life and what is inevitable.
Adapting such a
minimal process led to a simplification of materials, specifically by
painting on cardboard
rather than
canvas. The cardboard, as a humble surface with all of its bends and
folds, already provided a history, a full
context for
the images to thrive. The convenience of the material allowed for
experimentation with shape and collage,
and the use of
cardboard ultimately supported a move back to panel. Currently, the
cardboard serves further development
of a mark-making vocabulary and the creation of space.
