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scribbles and rigid drafts. tangles vs. rulers.
 | | A collaborative series between myself and a local photographer. I conceptualized and constructed the flowers. Inspired by the lighting available and the apartment i was about to move into. |
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 | | these portraits range from staged to candid. i believe there is meaning in the edge of the "mundane." But then again maybe our mundane isn't the same.
The faces of san francisco, and every where i've lived previously, these faces stare at me while i create. |
 | | I am a firm believer in art being both an experience and a frozen visual moment. I often host or collaborate on events where the lines of performance, costume, and spotlight are blurred and the stage is removed so that the event itself is the performance. And the relationships or interactions are the spontaneous candid marks and brush strokes in our memory. |
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 | | taking up real.estate. |
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China town
San Francisco, CA 94108
United States
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My work is figurative and it often deals with sexual identities and personas. In the past I often struggled with trying to make work that explained the entire story. I am incredibly sentimental and love getting lost in the details. However when my work has been most successful it has boilded down what parts are most painful or true and laid them bare. And with less explanation the viewer is allowed to personalize and relate in a much more universal way.
I have been an artist my entire life. My tools and skills have evolved and changed over the years as have my curiosities and and sincere passions. My work is inspired by my personal relationships. I find that "always delicate no matter how strong" balance between people incredibly interesting. I used to attempt to capture the narrative, now I try to capture the narrator. The one telling the story, their story. I paint portraits. I paint storytellers and artists. I paint gender outlaws and in laws. I paint portraits of people with other people in attempt... |
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