I’m a bit disappointed that I’ve made it this far in life without seeing a “real” one of these so I did what I could with the descriptions I found online.
My attempts to cope with a number of terrible experiences led me to create a series of narrative oil paintings and recycled paper sculptures featuring vulnerable characters in allegorically fraught situations: – a blind horse, – a butterfly with tattered wings, – a cat on fire… These pieces, drawn from “a deep reservoir of assorted traumas”, tie in with one another so that a story seems to unfold from one to the next. This is a story of predation, consumption, and social abuses with “fun” & colorful terrors replacing the real world kind.
When interesting ideas appear in these paintings, I explore them in 3-dimensions with reprocessed junk-mail & other discarded materials. By shining a strong light on these sculptures, I can better conceptualize how they should fit into the paintings: how the light should look, how the shadows should be cast… The paintings and sculptures inform each other in this way.