Short Bio
A San Francisco based artist originally from New York City painting influential figures from his past on found wood using oil bars and his hands to work the paint into the wood.
Statement
My art explores memory. Human nature dictates that memories fade, but I’m interested in the triggers that revive past memories and how those memories define and shape us. There are so many influential people from our past whether it’s a teacher, a long term relationship or even a short conversation with someone in passing who disappear from our consciousness, but not completely. My objective is to incorporate these past influences into my paintings and trigger memories in the viewer. I paint my version of portraiture on found wood using my hands to work the paint into the textured wood creating iconic figures that evoke past memories. For me, there’s importance in not forgetting.
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