About The Artist > Statement
September, 2009
I am interested in the delicate connections between people, things and places.
As a painter, I constantly collect visual impressions from the built and natural worlds.
My most recent work has two distinct resources.
On one hand I draw inspiration from maps and architectural drawings.
On the other hand, I use sketches or pictures of nature, or specific color combinations in nature that appeal to me – perhaps due to the time or place they recall.
All these representations of the world – photographs, paintings, maps and plans have already been filtered through an individual’s consciousness.
By overlaying these diverse elements, I create both a new environment and a new type of representation – a unique place that both reflects and questions our individual and collective ideas about the world we live in. In my painting process,
I keep adding new layers on top of existing ones; sometimes layers are translucent, sometimes opaque,
and sometimes layers are scratched away, leaving old and new side by side.
This expresses how we build memories over time,accumulating experiences that both enrich and burden.For me,
this is the fascination of painting: its ability to make real worlds not otherwise accessible.Brooklyn, September 2009
September, 2009
I am interested in the delicate connections between people, things and places.
As a painter, I constantly collect visual impressions from the built and natural worlds.
My most recent work has two distinct resources.
On one hand I draw inspiration from maps and architectural drawings.
On the other hand, I use sketches or pictures of nature, or specific color combinations in nature that appeal to me – perhaps due to the time or place they recall.
All these representations of the world – photographs, paintings, maps and plans have already been filtered through an individual’s consciousness.
By overlaying these diverse elements, I create both a new environment and a new type of representation – a unique place that both reflects and questions our individual and collective ideas about the world we live in. In my painting process,
I keep adding new layers on top of existing ones; sometimes layers are translucent, sometimes opaque,
and sometimes layers are scratched away, leaving old and new side by side.
This expresses how we build memories over time,accumulating experiences that both enrich and burden.For me,
this is the fascination of painting: its ability to make real worlds not otherwise accessible.Brooklyn, September 2009