The ideas behind my paintings are concept driven. They revolve around notions pertaining to environment, memory, shared stories, and human capability (for better or worse). I am fascinated by the qualities that make our species so successful and what that success means for the balance of nature. The concepts in my work speak about human ingenuity and creativity, but equally, our lack of foresight, and destructive nature.
My paintings are layered using metaphor, motion, and space. Movement and energy are always visible in my work, applying repetition and ghost images to reverberate key concepts while creating a sense of motion on the surface of the canvas. I rely on geometric forms to create dynamism in the composition. The final image depicting details of what is and outlines of what could be. My paintings have been described as thought-provoking, multilayered, challenging, and sometimes uncomfortable.
Social Expressionism