Artist Statement

  

The human figure and the power of color have always been at the centre of my work.

In  my  current  works, I play with  the comparison  of houses  and  the bodies we are

born  into. Our bodies are vessels for an inner life that reflects to the outside. Human

eyes  are windows to an inner site.  Oftentimes  we long to find our home, just as we

long to find our true selves.

 

The  medium  I  use  is acrylic.  For me,  painting is a process of exploration of color

and   construction   and   deconstruction.   My paintings   characteristically consist of

thin   pieces of   acrylic paint that   come  together on canvas.  I   start by creating an

image  on an acrylic layer, then cut it into strips. Similar to the weaving of a tapestry,

I recompose the image on canvas. This mechanical means of creating plays against

the canvas underneath to produce a vital and intense afterimage.