Symphony in D Major Sculpture

Since, unbelievably, graduating in 2012, I’ve developed ideas and art through exploring different media and styles including sculpture and conceptual works. I find it difficult to focus on one particular theme or style so consequently my work appears inconsistent, which accurately reflects my personality. Some of my earlier work no longer exists as a physical object, but can be found somewhere on the digital ether. Painting is my preferred medium; its fluidity often leads somewhere unexpected. As an extension of painting, I use found objects (framed paintings) and reappropriate them, however there is often no definite result until one presents itself. Underlying themes throughout my work are the human figure and the human condition although it is difficult to determine who or what is being examined. When necessary I use my own photographic source material as the basis for figurative paintings as this allows me to work at a slower pace and instigates a period of looking, contemplating, and decision making before a work can continue. Texture in painting is important to my work and by cutting into (or adding onto) a work a certain tangibility arises that may remind the viewer of the hands-on element in the process. I try to allow my work to develop organically with the intention that the material, as far as possible, determines the composition, and title, as well as the subject. But of course thinking about it means this is nearly impossible.