Artist Statement

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For me, the process of creating art is just as important as the final product. I am an artist because I find joy in the act of making and the connections I can build as a result of ​that.

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I work in collaboration with my body to create open abstract imagery.

 

Referencing the contours and marks of my form, I repeatedly layer drawings of myself, building and destroying the image to something unrecognizable. The process of creating these works provides me with invaluable time to sit with how I see myself and the possibilities that can arise from that point of view. The depiction of my body is no longer singular, multiple moments and perspectives can be present. 

 

In working with my body, my practice unexpectedly became an investigation of the materials I was using to create my subject as much as the subject itself. The materiality of paint, charcoal, and ink created endless possibilities to build my own visual language. 

 

The figure and the abstract combine in my exploration of self and materiality resulting in a breadth of open imagery that challenges and excites me.

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