Insight

In his work, figures manifest from abstraction to surface the recombination of emotional states present in memory, empathy and identity. Gestural lines and spatial ambiguity suggest impressions of synaptic activity. 3D found objects and digital forms serve as proxies for exterior influences, which in turn form interior emotional terrains and theatres ↳ spaces where the formation and revision of recollection play out.

Through this interplay, he seeks to capture the imprint of entropy ↳ how moments disperse, memories shift, and recollections erode ↳ revealing the transient, transformative states that shape experience and underpin our emotional capacity. This is a scientifically informed investigation lensed through abstract figurative painting.

Works merge various processes; beginning with graffiti mediums and tools (spray paint, ink, markers and rollers) and develop into oil paint. Drawn elements favour Conté and/or charcoal pastel, chosen for their shared mark-making qualities with paint.

Initial pieces explore our innate tendency to assign meaning to objects ↳ from the mundane to the treasured ↳ examining their ability to mark, anchor, and evoke. Through their staging, these elements coalesce into the recollection of a person, time, event, or place ↳ ultimately becoming the subject of the painting or drawing.