Artist Statement
My art is a montage of fragmented forms, lyrical in movement, charged with emotions and woven together with subliminal messages; it echoes a social injustice. Edges are scarred with repeated rejection, seeking out answers and settling for revenge. Abstract shapes and forms combine a richness through saturated colors and diversity through textures. I tell my stories to reveal my emotions, to express my ideas and to find healing.
My “collage paintings” (ref. Lee Krasner) are made of diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines. I want to create in their shadows of surrealism, a juxtaposition of wildly dissimilar things a third reality to make what is invisible, visible and to bring a name to this protagonists. Their deeply etched faces are hide behind screen doors, offering up a glimmer of hope.
The contour of one shape guides the contour of the next shape’s outline. Each shape offers a juxtaposition between meditative and aggressive, a bridge between brittleness and fluidity. Its repetitive nature adds dimension and distinctive details; it complements my geometrical sense of balance.
Two sets of divided plans establish a space that paradoxically seems entirely flat.
The materials are of a diverse nature, they are the surfaces as well as depths of renderings: forms, lines and shapes. There are also the stories that emerge from these environments: stories about identity, love, compassion, anger, sensitivity and being human.
I offer the viewer a place where energy and matter are indistinguishable, explosions of saturated energy overpower the ridge stability of a rectangular space, establishing bold and shifting perspectives.
My collage paintings converge with the human spirit, the emotional agitation and sensitivity — the music. My art has always been about physical form, gritty textures, vibrant bold colors that speak to us with compassion and love.