Artist Statement
Maps, by definition, are visual representations of symbolic depictions in space. As an artist, I use this type
of informational structure to illustrate two main approaches that are consistent in my work.
First, is my interest in conveying personal memories or experiences through the marriage of architectural elements and a clean graphic ascetic, which is then applied with traditional printmaking techniques. The “personal” aspect of my work may not be readily apparent to the viewer. However, my process usually starts with collecting images of buildings or structures that are meaningful to me through my own personal history. These images are usually found using the internet or other second-hand sources, such as Google Maps. This takes into consideration the interesting relationship between private and public information readily available to us. Mostly, I am interested in creating a particular formal ascetic that conveys a detached sense of space, through map-like structures that lend themselves to a particular commonality with the viewer.
Second, is my desire to abstract or deconstruct images associated with urban density. This process also starts with second-hand imagery, usually found online. My interest is in taking architectural structures that are familiar to us, removing them from their context, and transforming them into something which references the organic. This abstraction references both a micro and macro perspective, that references the enormity of the world that surrounds us, and suggests we see things with wider perspective. The printmaking techniques I use, including screen printing and lithography, lend a particular physicalness to the finished images that I find most appealing. My interest is currently rooted in this translation -- from what we find digital world, and what we construct in the mental world -- to what happens when we convey these ideas and feelings back into a physical existence.
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