THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME / I CAN SEE YOU / APHRODITE / 2015

As I immersed myself in creating the pieces, it was not surprising that my mind went to the ideas of nourishment of the soul. What is it that gives us nourishment that ultimately produces joy and fulfillment in life and how does that relate to our environment? I also thought about the way we deal with things in our life, the impact of life on us, the chaos and complexities of our life, the idea of remaining calm amidst these complexities, and the drama of concealing or revealing our emotions. Many of these thoughts have been repeating themes throughout my art for years so I continued to bring this narrative into these new shapes and installations. I am reflecting on the now meta-modern spirit that we all share in dealing with life both as abstract ideas as well as more direct ideas, and as you look through this exhibition at these various works I am hoping that not only can you relate to the soulful narratives, but that you can be excited by the play of complex compositions involved with the individual installations and pieces, the play of shapes and color or absence of color that reflect meta-modernism.

My elaborate use and experimentation with technology as a critical component in both the process of developing this work from my digital photography, to post production digital painting, and archival output on canvas, begins the lengthy process of each work. Then integrating that media with physical painting, drawing, construction with diverse other media are all at the core of my process. The photographic element is of critical importance. From my studio shoots of models, fabrics, objects, and food - to the environmental shoots of texture on walls and surfaces that become combined with the staged imagery to provoke an emotion or obscure a gesture - this is where my process begins and the seeds of a narrative are planted. In the digital painting process, I make an intentional effort to break down photographic imagery to dots, blurs, blending elements to move the work dramatically away from the realism of traditional photographic art - to provoke a sensuality, an emotion, a memory, a sense of place without the audiences ultimate need for a literal deciphering of what the elements are that compose an image. What is painted digitally or physically becomes blurred.

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THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

I CAN SEE YOU

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