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STATEMENT OF WORK
2023 Art Statement
For more than a decade I have made paintings and installations that reference vernacular photography. I am interested in both the emotional connection and cultural impact of photo collecting. I closely examine the collections of snapshots --then gradually make paintings which often evolve into large installations
I contracted the Covid virus in 2020-- after a few feverish nights I had an idea for a new series-- World Traveler / Shelter at Home. A few years ago a friend gave me 27 boxes of slides found in an Asbury Park thrift store. These images documented one person's extensive World Travels. I felt this was the perfect time to immerse myself --painting images of far flung adventures as I shelter at home. This series is both homage to the exhaustive slide collection and adventures of one individual; but also, a somber reflection of our collective loss of freedom during the pandemic.
Recently I have been painting on plexiglass and Mylar. The transparency of the painting surface relates to the photographic process of the source material. Transparency creates a dissolving quality and visual uncertainty-- referencing both memory and history.
It is not my goal to copy the photos I find verbatim--but to impart, in artwork, my idea of what these discarded physical objects/artifacts represented, both emotionally and culturally. Beginning with the discovery of caches of superficial snapshots, I finish with collections of paintings that redress history--a providing new perspective of the lives of forgotten people.