About

My artwork explores the conflict between the modern human experience and human nature. I seek to expose the arbitrary boundaries that serve to divide humanity from each other and the natural world. Recognizable forms simultaneously appear and disappear intertwining with plants or other organic elements suggesting that aside from social constructs, there is little separating us from each other and the universe at large. This results in artwork that occupies a space between figurative and abstract. I apply maximalist tendencies to the minimalist philosophy of less is more. Intricate patterns, layering, and an abundance of detail co-exist with simplicity created by not over-sharing. My paintings are colorful and indulgent depictions of abundance while my drawings represent scarcity through minimal color and strictly necessary form.

My current project, Cafe Society, is specifically about social status and how it relates to this broader idea of connectivity. My paintings are vivid images of elites enjoying life while my drawings represent those that serve them. I envision a gallery with large, vibrant, playful paintings at the center, a lavish display of excess. The many servants required to sustain such opulence are represented in mixed media drawings surrounding the space. While there is a main character in each drawing, the background patterns play an important role in representing the consumer that also dwells within the working class. Underneath the cut out shapes, a vision board made of magazine pages keeps alive the possibility that they could be sitting at the table someday.