What am I saying in these paintings?
I call this method of painting Macro-Subjectivism.
This new way of observing and painting, focusing deeply on the physical world around us, reveals a hidden world of colors and structures not seen while driving or walking past. When I stop and study an object – such as a twisted rusted wire, a leaf, or reflections on glass – a beautiful world emerges, communicating an idea, and inspiring me to abstract and evolve it; to create a new form that communicates and emphasizes its inner beauty.
What are these paintings saying?
In every one of the paintings in this series, the elements interact with each other as a group, and within the painting as a whole.
For years I’ve studied the broken tiles in subway stations, tunnels, and floors, and loved how the pieces expressed a type of language to me, like a form of cuneiform or glyph.
I’ve always been fascinated by the mystery of ancient languages, drawing me in to try and decipher them. These paintings express that mystery and communicate that hidden message.
In this series I place all the pieces on a grid – the spaces are not unlike urban planning, maps, and even how we as humans compartmentalize our lives in a grid. But through this rigid construct the shapes interact with each other, moving fluidly through the space. They tell a story for us to interpret: Are they breaking apart and falling away, or coming together?