Artist’s Statement

These paintings are the result of my ongoing fascination with pop culture representations of (primarily) men — both allegorically and literally. By dissecting mass-consumed and frequently internet-sourced imagery, then (re)imagining or (re)interpreting these pictures, I am interested in developing loose and often ironic narratives around themes of power, tension, individuality and place.

I approach my work as a continuum, where thematic issues are raised and examined, with subtleties varying as each new body unfolds. Stylistically I cannibalize imagery that I feel is either symbolic or emblematic and recycle these parts in subsequent reworked canvases. My paintings reference the source material, the found photos, but are reconfigured so as to speak to ideas of memory, nostalgia, and identity.

Ultimately, I love contradictions and juxtapositions, and of course, paint.