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My figural paintings do not reference specific locations, and yet I receive many questions about where this particular painting depicts. The figures in this painting were taken from images of people walking along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. They are my neighbors. This diptych was deeply impacted by a recent cultural pulse that suggests that society (American and beyond) is not comfortable with strangers - people who look or live differently than one’s self. Yet the world is only growing more urbanized; we are only living closer to each other and with each other. Many of my works have allowed individuals to simply disappear into the chaos and noise of a singular crowd, but in this painting I sought to depict figures that are anonymous but still knowable as individuals. As I worked through this painting, I was asking myself how might we transform crowds into neighbors.
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:12 W x 9 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:17.25 W x 14.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
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My practice as a painter and printmaker has led to fluidity across media, borrowing approaches from one to inform a wider array of media. Whether painting, etching printing plates, assembling collages, or designing cut-paper installations, I ride the line between recognition and abstraction. I simplify color palettes while complexifying layers and patterns. I rely on a construct-deconstruct-reconstruct process. I am drawn to collective entities that represent complex interconnections, are larger than the sum of individual parts, and that embody generative and fragile life. I explore crowds as representative of ephemeral moments where individuals converge to form something abstract, yet familiar. I am fascinated observing the way people interact and negotiate between personal and public space, and I construct crowds that embody this tension. Our cities are formed, altered, and sustained by rubbed shoulders, blocked views, converging paths, diverging destinations, what is given, and what is taken. Greater density of our urban spaces necessitates greater attention to our social interactions, and within my practice, I am asking myself questions about how we can learn to live within the crowd. In a similar vein, my studies of animal collectives such as coral or butterflies also rely on processes of constructing, layering, creating patterns, and contrasting negative and positive space. As with crowds, I am considering ideas about individual and collective identity, alteration, and sustainability.
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