ARTIST STATEMENT

my personal work

            The underlying theme of my pattern series has its roots within the subtleties and dynamics of contrast.  Thinking cannot exist without contrast.  There is no cognition without contrast.  There is no perception without contrast.  I approach this idea from as many different directions as possible when brainstorming on a new piece.

I incorporate the pattern as a visual representation of life.  I’m inspired by fractal and chaos theories, and the notion that in all life there are patterns and sub-patterns on any given level of structural build-up.  I let the idea of the biological and psychological patterns of a given subject directly affect the look and feel of the painting.  I contrast the idea of fluidity versus rigid form.  For example, one drops a single pebble into a still pond and achieves form.  However, one drops two pebbles into a still pond and, in turn, achieves pattern.  Of course, in life, there are never just one or two pebbles, but an incalculable amount being dropped at any given moment. 
I’m constantly contrasting tangibles and intangibles through visual form.  And when I’m painting, I almost always listen to music.  I feel it stimulates my brain activity.  Whether it be pop, jazz, classical, experimental, etc., I am consistently inspired by the subtleties and dynamics of the pattern, repetition, and chaos of music.

Lastly, but most importantly, I am trying to portray, simultaneously, the buildup and breakdown of structural form.