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Artist Statements
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Detail of painting
Detail of weaving, impasto, & brush
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'Shaped Paintings'
Although the gyrating, swirling figures in my art
are loosely based on Michelangelo’s paintings in the
Sistine Chapel, my themes of indiscreet pleasure are
more congruous with the subsequent works of several
Italian Baroque and Rococo artists. 'Ascension',
'submission', and 'rotation' are common denominators,
but are portrayed in a more wanton and heedless manner.
Despite the outward appearance of careless and playful
behavior, many of my shaped paintings have underlying
satirical and hedonistic themes, or at other times, a
voyeuristic perspective. Mockery of worship, brazen
behavior, and group mentality versus individualism are
themes depicted.
There is a sense of tension in these paintings,
which is created by the planes of the background
slashing through the figures, disrupting the view of
where the figure is in time and space. Life can be
surreal; full of energy, discord, and color. The use of
texture, strong colors, weaving, and heavy impasto; plus
the relationship between foreground and background,
figure versus landscape; are all structural elements
that I deal with in my paintings in order to create a
sense of discord and unrestrained energy. The 'nude'
figures are not lewd, but provocative, with colorful
brushstrokes giving a sense of 'what is beneath the
surface'. The weaving behind the figures provides a
'window' through which we can observe the situation,
something akin to the peering in "Rear Window."
I created these shaped paintings by cutting
masonite and plywood into various shapes, sometimes
gluing layers together to get a 3-D effect. I also cut
'windows' behind the figures. I then wove strips of
painted canvas which was glued and attached to the back,
creating a sense of depth behind the figure. Textured
gels, mediums, and acrylic paints were added to create
shapes, dimensions, and brushstrokes. Some of the
plywood was scored, sanded, and glazed.
A few of these paintings were done on paper, with
woven paper in the 'window' areas. These paintings on
paper are mounted on canvas-board and shadow box framed
under plexiglass.
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