In the Sight of Sound

Records, acrylic, nylon, steel.

20' x 15'

November 2009

The music world focuses its entertainment on the audible participation of its audience first and it's visual aspect second. For my Theory and Practice semester project I investigated the possibilities that musical instruments, records, cd, and other music related things could be as visually entertaining as well as audible. I am not focusing on any particular genre of music but the entire music world.

The Future You

Can tabs

20"x8"

December 2009

In this piece I am emphasizing on the pollution and waste in our world. I believe that we are building our nations on all the garbage that we uncaringly throw out. We are becoming the trash.

Blow

Ply wood and acrylic

4' high 3' wide

October 2009

Tornados are powerful elements that can change something in a matter of seconds. Blow represents that calm nature of things that can be completely turned around and destroyed in the blink of an eye. This tornado represents emotional and physical whirlwinds that are unpredictable and unavoidable.

Untitled

24"x30"

Acrylic wash on paper

December 2009

I am doing a series of figure studies without heads. In omitting the head I take away how this person is identified, and concentrate on the human body as a raw whole. We all have labels and stereotypes that take away from the fact that people are just human figures. The fact that there is no face disengages the viewer and forces them to focus solely on the body as form. Also removing the head is a way to ironically connect the viewer to think of what or who they are as a human figure.

The colored background fades from dark and light, opaque and transparent, and I did not use any traditional human figure colors. These bright colors not only flow outside of the figures but within them. The aim of this is to show the cohesive nature of the self and the natural state of existence. The fact that the body exits at all is because of a momentary cognitive recognition that a particular set of shapes suggests a figure.

Untitled

24"x30"

Acrylic on canvas

November 2009

In this piece I wanted to create a sense of awe in the viewer by painting a scene from memory. I visited this particular place in Virginia one winter and the moment I saw it I was overcome by a sensation I cannot even describe. The beauty of this place was like being hit in the face by train. Trying to explain this place to someone was near impossible. My goal was to show the viewer (instead of trying to say it) exactly what I remember from this place, and give them a tiny sample of how I experienced it.