In my practice, I embark on a journey where paint becomes poetry, utilizing gestural marks, a minimal color palette, and raw textures to create a subdued visual landscape. Inspired by primitive symbols, I seek to delve into the core essence of our shared human experience, evoking emotions, memories, and connections that transcend time and culture.
Philosophically I have always been drawn to the poetic beauty of the traditional Japanese aesthetics Wabi-Sabi, which focuses on accepting the ephemeral nature of the world and embracing imperfection. I find a strange stillness in ancient architecture, abandoned ruins, in surfaces that acquire a patina over time - in things that carry the marks of time and wear history on their sleeves. The innocence of a child’s scribbles or cave paintings also fascinate me because of the poetry in their carelessness, the freedom in their honesty – and because this is also where all of us find a common ground: we all came from cavemen and we all had been a child. All of these influences translate on to my creative process, from mimicking the textures of old stone walls to the spontaneous mark making and nonchalant brush strokes. Each work is a meditation on time, chance and accidents.
Education
2010 - 2014
Central Michigan University
B.A.A. Interior Design & Fine Arts