Solid things and not so solid things

Artist Statement:

My art practice is concerned with the transience of art and the human condition. We typically define our existence by the high points, our achievements and goals. Perhaps it is our lesser moments that make us truly human; the awkward, the traumatic, disturbing or the banal.

The focus of my work is on the mistakes, errors, and the testing of limits. Painting is a medium which embodies ideas of perfection and consequently leads to a greater sense of mistake or failure. There are qualities within paint that speak about the human body and existence. Paint is both abject and awkward. Like our bodies, paint has a structure capable of both beauty and the grotesque. My work explores the melancholy aspects of human nature by using a combination of elements that glitter and drip, creating works that are pathetic, funny and sad.