I believe my portfolio reflects the kind of person I am, very of-the-moment and ephemeral. I always try to find witty banter within my art, as I try to lay a deeper meaning through the humor that I try to create my artwork with. I was trained in traditional still life and I always hold a soft spot for my roots. I am in an experimental stage where I am trying out several medias that range from analog to digital but my comfort zone always lies with pencil, ink and graphite.
I do art as an escape from the hurricane that surrounds me. It is therapeutic in some regards and cathartic in others, and I feel it is that connection I have with the purging of emotions that creates the art that I produce. Materials and techniques I use can vary for what effect I want to acquire. Since I am trained traditionally, realism is always something I am trying to grow out of, from which I have succeeded in some regards. My work has become more loose as I have been trying to transition out of my comfort zone into more uncharted waters. I have struggled to come to terms with the fact that art, including my art that I produce, cannot be the same as the photo reference. I am hoping that this new ideology can loosen some constraints I previously had on the concept of art so that I can now work more freely and proceed with less fear of my art in the future. Finding my voice through not being afraid to fall back onto realism when it matters, as well as learning to grow and expand my talents, is what all good artists will and must do to improve themselves and their craft.
When it comes to my work I tend to gravitate towards material objects, finding meaning in the meaningless. I want to shift my work towards faces and portraiture as I have always admired those who could draw people with life. My work has evolved from my traditional roots and photography to a quasi-blend of mediums. Mixed media has been my outlet to completely let loose, and not let any form of media hold me back from creating whatever my mind has to offer.
My theme is the inner dialogue and what it says about me. I have many witty pieces with a deeper tone that I wish to bring out to the audience. Underneath all of the smart witty exterior, there is something yearning to break free. I have explored many other iterations of this same theme, like family values, who I am (in the scheme of both my community and the world), and the impending nature of self hatred, but in the end the inner dialogue seems to encompass all of the above, in a way that highlights the most important part of each issue.
I do art as an escape from the hurricane that surrounds me. It is therapeutic in some regards and cathartic in others, and I feel it is that connection I have with the purging of emotions that creates the art that I produce. Materials and techniques I use can vary for what effect I want to acquire. Since I am trained traditionally, realism is always something I am trying to grow out of, from which I have succeeded in some regards. My work has become more loose as I have been trying to transition out of my comfort zone into more uncharted waters. I have struggled to come to terms with the fact that art, including my art that I produce, cannot be the same as the photo reference. I am hoping that this new ideology can loosen some constraints I previously had on the concept of art so that I can now work more freely and proceed with less fear of my art in the future. Finding my voice through not being afraid to fall back onto realism when it matters, as well as learning to grow and expand my talents, is what all good artists will and must do to improve themselves and their craft.
When it comes to my work I tend to gravitate towards material objects, finding meaning in the meaningless. I want to shift my work towards faces and portraiture as I have always admired those who could draw people with life. My work has evolved from my traditional roots and photography to a quasi-blend of mediums. Mixed media has been my outlet to completely let loose, and not let any form of media hold me back from creating whatever my mind has to offer.
My theme is the inner dialogue and what it says about me. I have many witty pieces with a deeper tone that I wish to bring out to the audience. Underneath all of the smart witty exterior, there is something yearning to break free. I have explored many other iterations of this same theme, like family values, who I am (in the scheme of both my community and the world), and the impending nature of self hatred, but in the end the inner dialogue seems to encompass all of the above, in a way that highlights the most important part of each issue.