ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I have been labeled
an outsider artist by most. I appreciate the original outsider artists who,
mainly being psychiatric patients, were not restricted by the confines of
mainstream art. Looking thru my own history and collection I can’t fully
disagree with this assessment, especially since my art is a little different
than most and the restructuring of objects and/or the searching of the depths
of the psyche are the foundations of my Acrylics. To me art is a fusion of my
analytical thinking & subconscious with shape, color, and design. Color is
especially important when telling the story. Often I argue with my brain to get
the right color. Much time is spent, with eyes closed, asking my brain, willing
or not, to run different color simulations in order to get the right
combination.
My main goal
in doing this is to stimulate and engage others minds long enough, through
detail, technique, or story to fully escape into another dimension, more
specifically mine. My paintings often start with a deep thought process or an
experience then evolve into compositions centering either on cubism,
surrealism, abstraction or a combination thereof.
I enjoy
creating pieces inspired by madness, the intuitive perception we can often
derive from such states, and the lessons we can learn from delving into such
thoughts. By combining wild images from our subconscious with real world
analysis based on our experiences in life, we can produce stories inside of
paintings that provide lessons we can learn from, whether we like what we find
or not.
When
creating my works, while I infuse my own ideas into the painting, I purposely
construct portions to allow for open interpretation as well. This allows others
to bring my world closer to their own.
