I feel compelled to explore culture and psychology in my artwork. I want to investigate what it means to be human and how creativity, in all its forms, is a part of our human nature and is essential to our survival. In order to do this, I intend to juxtapose archetypal imagery that can be recognized across cultures and with pop imagery that is often exclusive to a society. Though I am an introvert, I am fascinated by people and their stories. Above all else, I want to make work that tells a story.
Mixed media allows me to juxtapose items and images that would not usually be seen together--such as my math notes and and a Jivaro father and his son. When all of my notes on personal finance are torn up and provide the background for these two indigenous people it helps to put things in perspective and show a cultural contrast that needs to be seen. What one makes of this contrast is up to him or her. My process is usually messy and spontaneous. I like to work in layers and I like to make the best of mistakes, because I feel that the process of making the artwork is also important to telling the story. In addition to mixed media, I hope to begin working with natural materials and to try my hand at primitive crafts such as pottery and wood/stone carving, so I can get a better understanding of our creative origins.
At this point on my artistic path, I have not yet found my niche in the art world. However, I do believe that the intentional use of archetypes and curious materials will help me to tell stories and provoke questions about what it means to be human in this day and age. The more I develop as and artist the more my work will become a mixture of contemporary pop art and folk art.
Mixed media allows me to juxtapose items and images that would not usually be seen together--such as my math notes and and a Jivaro father and his son. When all of my notes on personal finance are torn up and provide the background for these two indigenous people it helps to put things in perspective and show a cultural contrast that needs to be seen. What one makes of this contrast is up to him or her. My process is usually messy and spontaneous. I like to work in layers and I like to make the best of mistakes, because I feel that the process of making the artwork is also important to telling the story. In addition to mixed media, I hope to begin working with natural materials and to try my hand at primitive crafts such as pottery and wood/stone carving, so I can get a better understanding of our creative origins.
At this point on my artistic path, I have not yet found my niche in the art world. However, I do believe that the intentional use of archetypes and curious materials will help me to tell stories and provoke questions about what it means to be human in this day and age. The more I develop as and artist the more my work will become a mixture of contemporary pop art and folk art.
