BY WAY OF FLESH

I paint large bold marks to create impressions of light falling across the flesh of the body. Mostly close-up images of embracing figures, my paintings are an expression of interrelatedness between people. The physical contact between the flesh of these bodies reveals the psychological relationship embodied beneath the surface of their skin.

While the works are figurative and representational, the compositions create quite an abstracted image. There is confusion within the compositions, created by the view-point of the observer, which makes one question where one person ends and the other(s) begins. This is intended to break down the mental fixation of singular entities and reinforces the notion of interdependence of beings. The application of paint is sensual, revealing an intimacy rooted in the connectedness of all things.