Our actions define us. They shape and break us, causing us to move forward or backwards. It is the consequences of our actions that teaches us to live, to learn, to understand – sometimes with the most dire of results. Actions are the paintbrush with which we paint our portrait.It is with this most elemental philosophy that I approach my work. Art is essentially a portrait of ourselves. The portrait may exist in the diffused pastels of a landscape, the quick awkward paint stroke of a figurative, or the damning silence of a still life.
the Monologues Series: 2007
The Monologue series was an exploration into how the interaction of space/time affects our ability to interpret the content and context of a work. Monologues was presented through three different mediums. (1) as printed media, (2) as an interactive internet based presentation on video, and (3) as a video based presentation.
The Monologue Series was first presented as part of a student group exhibit with Shereen Solimon , Emily Rose Michaud and myself at the Sharon Ramsey Gallery, Belgo Building March 8-12, 2007. As a print series, Monologues explored the singular and multiple relationship of the images. There were 27 individual works displayed in random order across the gallery wall. As a web-based interactive work, Monologues was directly connected to the Net, where visitors could interact with the work. As a video work, “Monologues: a meditation in 3 movements: was presented through a TV monitor.
'air '- readyMade installation Series: 2007
... about reclaiming the environmental landscape… searching for beauty in the industrial remnants that litter our horizons. About our perceptions and the understanding of the space that surrounds us, and that which we inhibit. About inter-conections. About looking up. About social and personal space. About our relationship to the industrial past and the digital future.
outSide the Box Series: 2006
My concerns grow each day as to how things are framed and presented, socially, politically, and personally.
With the advent of digital technology - from the instamatic Kodak moment to the youTube constructs - we are in constant flux, recording and viewing the reality around us in the moment - unaware to a great extent of its effects on our views and understanding. This phenomena is unlike any previous form of communication - which once offered time lags to allow for refection and integration.
This may not necessarily be a good or bad thing - just something which seems to have inherent within it, many a implication which we have not yet come to fully understand. How does one move outside the boxed effects of TV, computer screens and digital technology or from the instant social digital networking effects of cell phones, ipods and the internet? How does this all play out in relationship to our physical reality - from a 2D to a 3D illusionary construct? How does it frame our psychological, emotional and spiritual worldviews?
In this series, I began to explore seemingly random areas of pavement during my walks. Within this supposed randomness, I began to notice that a story – an event - was or had taken place - referenced by the imprints and articles left behind. More importantly, the story was still in progress.
These stories seemed to offer up a 3rd, 4th and perhaps even, a 5th reference point outside the box. They seem to capture a moment that is still in transition, allowing for the viewer to contemplate their outcome.
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