Artist Statement
Multidimensional Artist
It is so important to work with varied media, as a single idea is never truly
bound to one material or another. My work in drawing, photography and film share
so many ideas, and attribute much merit to other disciplines. I find my creative
process begins in choosing the best method or medium to develop any given idea.
I’ve always been fascinated by work that exhibits mood or ambience beyond
the ordinary. Bordering the unconsciousness, my drawings are surreal mindscapes,
reflecting dreams I’ve experienced, and feelings of a tonal nature. The
subjects of my drawings include imagery of mechanical and organic fusions.
Planes of color will give way to sudden detailed renderings of wires of gears.
It is
abstraction in a sense, but moreso the drawings are about how the forms relate
and dissolve into another concept, or even nothingness. Music is a major influence
to me. The same mathematics jolted by chaos and improv can be found in both
visual and audible fields. Does a melody have a subject? My work is never about
the
subject, rather the nature of the subject. They are dreams. There is no gravity,
until you think of it, then it is a given.
That idea of possibility found in abstraction excites me. Much of my photography
isolates the theme of possibility. Giant, barren white rooms with droning televisions;
a tree encompassed in reflective fabric and set ablaze; a figure suspended
in eutero; All of these series are meant to provoke ideas of originality and
possibility.
They are unsettling at first, because they’re not quite real. It is very
natural for my photography to take on a much more real appearance than my drawings.
However, my photography creates environments, distant worlds that suscribe
to other laws of forms, gravity, and physics.
It is with my filmmaking that I can explore and create these surreal environments
with even more dimensions. Sound is so important to me because of it’s
unique ability to explore textures and rhythm on an audible level. By demanding
more from my audience, in that film exists within time, I have yet even more
possibilities to share my dreams. My 16mm BW short “Surfacing” addresses
the concept of possibilities. The journey depicted in the film focuses on a
character who is trying to bring dreams to his reality, and in turn enters
through the
looking glass.
My work is influenced heavily by several artists. I enjoy the narrative nature
of Claudio Sanchez, and improvisations of Geoff Farina. My drawings also are
inspired by the tonal audiometry of semi-deaf musician Jon de Rosa. In terms
of filmmaking, Tsukamoto’s fiery and fantastic visuals have burnt themselves
into my mind. His black and white, short, yet high octane experiences excite
me greatly.
I do not want my work to challenge people. I choose no real agenda for my work. Instead, I invite all to share my dreams and possibilities.