Composed primarily of close-up images of physical contact between people, my paintings are an investigation of the self and the other.  Each work depicts somatic sensation, an experience of physical sentiment in a pre-verbal, visceral space.  The fragmentation of these moments of contact lends  ambiguity to both the pictorial space of the composition and to the boundary between the people portrayed.  The application of paint is sensual conveying an intimacy rooted in connectedness and the interrelation of beings.

I use white (empty) space and geometric elements juxtaposed with organic imagery to simultaneously represent different approaches in exploring the distinction between the self and the other.  In works such as “The Space Between, (wall piece),” I cover the entire surface of the wall with a grid of one-inch circular paintings of moments of physical contact.  This compositional structure forces the viewer to make a choice.    From afar the work appears to be a unit that references objectivity via mathematical order and scientific observation.  At close range the viewer engages at a highly intimate and personal level.  The inability to interact with the work from both perspectives in the same time and space echoes our struggle to understand human connections within the personal limitations imposed by the constraints of our physical being.

Top Image: The Space Between: wall piece, mixed media 36"x36" template ©2010

Bottom Image: The Space Between: wall piece, close-up mixed media 36"x36" template ©2010