Artist's Statement Revised (Revised)
We as Humans have an innate habit of organizing and putting things into containers. Everything from jars, buildings, even Earth and the solar system at large, are all environments in which things and experiences exist. The object in which these people, objects, ideas inhabit, is a symbol in itself. The difference between a regular container and a bell jar is enormous and can say a lot about one's social or economic standing in society.
Through the use of bold lines and dramatic color and light, I create a world that is surreal and dream-like. Working mainly with acrylic paints, pencil, watercolor and ink, I want to force the viewer to think about the reality of the world we live in as it relates to these surreal images.
My work has a great deal to do with the concept of micro environments. My interest in contained worlds evolved from a fascination with bird eggs at a very young age. The idea that life is created within a closed shell is astonishing to me. Recently, I did a series of bell jars with mixed media, depicting mini environments within each contained space. Using acrylics, water color and ink, I portrayed historical events and surreal scenes, all dealing with the human struggle. There is a certain tension with power in my work. The subject matter are never fully at ease. I am interested in taking detailed observations from everyday life, human interactions nature and history and isolating them in order to shed light on what life really means.
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