Burning Painting

The beach paintings portray images that make spectators look twice when they appear in their daily lives. Twice, because the first look is cut short due to social constraint, while the second glance is hidden, a sneak peak. Curiosity is generated by what society prefers we ignore, images often based on others’ vulnerability. The subjects, who for the most part are indiscriminate (albeit easily discriminated), are exploring juxtaposed environments, varying from leisure to solitude, the consciousness of an apparent fragility against the subtle and false confidence of a spectator who thinks they are observing, not being observed. While looking at a painting, we are expected to observe and interpret, not look the other way, even if tempted to glance. These paintings therefore allow the spectator to glance freely while wandering through reflections on what to feel or think or on what they (actually) feel or think.”