Artist's Statement

Come back, dear Viewer,
I’m watching you, friend,
from inside my art.
See the body?
I make art so I can figure out
what I’m made of:
slouch of shoulder.
rising color.
fractured light.

Go ahead, laugh; there’s irony in my taking bodies apart --
call it video, paint, or installation –
your reaction is what pulls the pieces together.
Like Frankensteins, my creations wait
for the lightening of your gaze,
resurrected by the Unknown Viewer.

My installations, videos and paintings are often figurative and turbulent. By forcing together paint, video and found materials, I create uneasy alliances between historic art-making (oil paint), modern technology (video) and the larger culture (found objects). With a touch of humor, I bring media together to heal what everyday life tears apart.

Below: "Before the Flood: The Last Capitalist" 2018
acrylic and charcoal on paper animation/rotoscope