I work in search of new relationships between strangely juxtaposed elements creating surprising harmony.
I always have several projects going on. I thought they were tools to get to new work in the middle, like a Venn diagram. But this semester I’ve confirmed that it’s traveling back and forth between them that helps me learn and stay on task.
My abex-ish work is the most physically self-centered work I do. Here, the opposing ingredients are formal elements & principles of design mixed with the raw uninhibited application and chance, how the paint moves due to gravity, momentum, pressure, etc. I work big, moving my body around, using my whole body to move the paintings around. The composition must be dynamic from across the room but the details are more exciting to me. They last longer.
I always change my clothes to paint.
I am a laborer with a series of tasks to accomplish. I seek to achieve as much contrast as I can manage inside a harmonious world of colors, textures, and layers.
