Purple Haze Painting by Wendell McShine

Artist Statement In my practice, there is always a space that allows ideas to be without borders. I believe that my work doesn't belong to a specific medium. Depending on the project’s conversation, an image is built using a collage of fundamental principles. The work’s cosmology consists of animation, installations, and drawings. The process usually begins with some kind of sound element, whatever's on my playlist can be an entry point. I feel balanced enough to wander into sketching and the documentation of ideas. Some of my influences range from North American contemporary arts and Caribbean / West African cultures. I work on several pieces at the same time in varying stages, leading not to a finished modality but rather another layer of research and visual investigation.