For me, art making is an investigation. I approach it with great curiosity, courage, and vigor. Unlike the scientist or the researcher who seeks concrete answers to benefit the greater good, I am seeking a highly subjective truth to quiet my own psychological demands. I want to share my work, I want it to benefit the world I live in, I want to make things of beauty and importance, of relevance, I strive for public response and understanding, I yearn to make great and profound statements, but it is ultimately my own catharsis that drives me to create. I look at art, I analyze it, I break it down and this informs my own process. There is no right or wrong, just my subjective understanding of the problem.
Issues relating to the human experience compel me and provide sources for my inspiration. Memory, childhood, nostalgia, the effect of technology on the human psyche, urbanization, overpopulation, personal relationships, these are things I want to investigate for my own understanding. Through exploration of a source or subject, I may produce work that will provide insight into these complex issues that affect our modern lives.
I do not want to be limited by a medium. Rather, I start with a source and seek out a medium with which I may translate and develop it visually. The development of my concept will inform which medium I choose. As aesthetics and conceptual content vary, so do the vehicles, or materials, that express them. My objective is to communicate efficiently, to make informed and conscious choices in my work while relying on intuition to guide my investigation.
