Artist Statement
2015
Objects from our everyday spaces relate more to us that we may acknowledge. They collect memories and traces from our past that may be easily overlooked. It may not be an integral part of a person’s history but it is composed of moments that make up a lifetime. Transforming these objects into aesthetic artworks alters their original function however the history remains. The object is no longer just an object. It is a memorial of the past.
My current work is a combination of pieces that transform the perception of unwanted objects. Living in a continuous construction zone has forced me to spend time within someone else’s life while creating a new space of my own. Every home and space falls into the trap of holding onto something that is no longer necessary. As time evolves, tastes change along with our needs. But for some reason there is always that pile of junk in the basement that continues to collect dust hoping to be used once again.
My sculptures and prints are collections of found unwanted materials contrasted against alternative representations of the objects themselves. The materials and subject matters vary from furniture to structural elements of the home. While many of the objects that I use are not a part of my immediate past, there is an urge to archive items that are in the process of decay. All the works are transformed through material and composition creating a monument from a pile of junk. Common materials are the found objects themselves, concrete, metal along with processes of destruction just as dust and ash. To me they become subtle, yet beautiful elements in the space quietly drawing attention as they stand in their own right, speaking for themselves.
My prints are similar in aesthetic nature as the sculptural work, however they are respresented as obvious artworks. They are displayed in typical manner on the wall with questioning imagery. Investigations into stains and traces of the human presence have been a common subject matter. I layer the images overtop one another either in digital form or phyiscally with a variety of transpart papers.
Within my sculpture work what at first what may seem to be disregarded materials left in the gallery it is quickly understood as meticulously arranged compositions that fill the floor. Each work relates to the other in the space. Some stand by the wall to ground the work and others stand tall in the middle of the room. Each has a visual relationship with one another transforming them from functional items into aesthetic objects.
As I present them in a monumental manner, through the use of materials and placement, I do not intend on stopping time. The items take on a new role with the ability to change and deteriorate. They transform themselves into new state continuing their own history within a new context.
2015
Objects from our everyday spaces relate more to us that we may acknowledge. They collect memories and traces from our past that may be easily overlooked. It may not be an integral part of a person’s history but it is composed of moments that make up a lifetime. Transforming these objects into aesthetic artworks alters their original function however the history remains. The object is no longer just an object. It is a memorial of the past.
My current work is a combination of pieces that transform the perception of unwanted objects. Living in a continuous construction zone has forced me to spend time within someone else’s life while creating a new space of my own. Every home and space falls into the trap of holding onto something that is no longer necessary. As time evolves, tastes change along with our needs. But for some reason there is always that pile of junk in the basement that continues to collect dust hoping to be used once again.
My sculptures and prints are collections of found unwanted materials contrasted against alternative representations of the objects themselves. The materials and subject matters vary from furniture to structural elements of the home. While many of the objects that I use are not a part of my immediate past, there is an urge to archive items that are in the process of decay. All the works are transformed through material and composition creating a monument from a pile of junk. Common materials are the found objects themselves, concrete, metal along with processes of destruction just as dust and ash. To me they become subtle, yet beautiful elements in the space quietly drawing attention as they stand in their own right, speaking for themselves.
My prints are similar in aesthetic nature as the sculptural work, however they are respresented as obvious artworks. They are displayed in typical manner on the wall with questioning imagery. Investigations into stains and traces of the human presence have been a common subject matter. I layer the images overtop one another either in digital form or phyiscally with a variety of transpart papers.
Within my sculpture work what at first what may seem to be disregarded materials left in the gallery it is quickly understood as meticulously arranged compositions that fill the floor. Each work relates to the other in the space. Some stand by the wall to ground the work and others stand tall in the middle of the room. Each has a visual relationship with one another transforming them from functional items into aesthetic objects.
As I present them in a monumental manner, through the use of materials and placement, I do not intend on stopping time. The items take on a new role with the ability to change and deteriorate. They transform themselves into new state continuing their own history within a new context.
