I collect images of the figure and landscapes, culling photos into categories: athletes kissing trophies, athletes flying through the air, people suffering, land formations, politicians’ expressions, businessmen gesticulating, transportation, natural disasters, and travel destinations. I combine fragments of visual information in an imaginary three-dimensional space, composing previously unrelated elements in a way that simulates story telling; yet I don’t have a particular story to tell. I watch the imagination do its work: comparing, ordering, grouping, analyzing, and isolating an image; then, cropping, modeling, and integrating it with other forms. I paint pictures of temporary sculptures in a dream space, a place where we see ourselves hammering together the sets even as we watch the show. Hybrid forms exist center stage for a moment, experiencing the light, air, gravity, and human drama. |
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