My recent work suggests a loose narrative relating to innocence, isolation, beauty, fantasy, and war. This narrative is based on my relationship with American culture(s) and influence regarding beliefs, values and imagery. In response, I simultaneously exploit, embrace, reject, celebrate, and accept my environment in an attempt to fabricate a world of personal beauty.
Below is a paragraph selected from the exhibit "Neo-Pink":
I chose
the title, “Neo-Pink,” based on the aesthetic and conceptual parallels
reoccurring throughout the exhibit. Neo: meaning a new form or a revival
of an old one, and the many associations towards the color pink: gender,
vulnerability, and politics to name a few. The work exhibited is my interpretation
of a new global, fantastical, beautified, war culture where I imagine myself
documenting or taking snapshots of moments within society. These paintings
are personal ideas and images derived from the impact of globalization and
the western world’s role on our visual landscape. The subject matter
often contains a combination of child like figures and American symbols or
influences within a monochromatic, desolate landscape. The children signify
innocence, beauty, and purity; whereas, the color pink serves various purposes;
one being to unify the image, another is to possibly sugarcoat the reality
beneath the surface, and lastly to imply a serene, utopian atmosphere.