I began making art about five years ago. I always wanted to be either a rock singer or a scientist.
In 2020, I taught myself an intensely laborious method of ink drawing which involved my childhood toys as subjects. In early 2024, I made a complete shift towards painting.
I abandoned my old subject matter.
The most recent work is abstract. Certain titles and compositions may imply varying degrees of representation, narrative, or illusion. The work should be poetic in its refusal to stabilize these forms.
I start every work with the intention of creating a new, finished piece. I do not sketch. I do not plan works by sketching or by any other means.
I work with an acute sense of failure, which makes the occasional successes all the more special. My hope is that viewers will encounter these pieces and feel something new, or perhaps learn something about that feeling in the process.
I paint because I enjoy it. When I am not able to enjoy things in my life, I paint to cope with the grief and difficulties that prevent me from enjoying things in my life. Like painting.
My practice also serves as a helpful tool for study, so I can arrive at deeper levels of appreciation for works far greater than my own.
