PORTRAIT

 

The series on doors, canvas and paper raises questions concerning manipulation, seduction, ego, and control, examining the traces they leave on relationships, especially our recollections of them.

 

The use of fluorescent and metal evokes a sense of vanity, while grandiose, poetic messages, verging on self-absorption, simultaneously seduce and taunt. Numerous panels of color are applied, only to be stripped, revealing luminous layers that recede yet come into focus like a developing photograph. Color fragments merge into a singular, overriding image that feels both punishing and provocative. Overlapping swaths of paint section off a particular instance in the painting process, playing with the boundaries of control and power.

 

The work uses images, half-hidden beneath ethereal layers of paint, that invoke our own voyeuristic desire. The overall effect mimics memory, delving into the visual landmarks and stories that punctuate one's personal mythology.