Insight

In In his work, figures emerge from abstraction, surfacing the recombination of emotional states stored in memory, empathy and identity. Gestural lines and spatial ambiguity suggest synaptic activity.  Three-dimensional found objects and digital forms serve as proxies for external influences, which then shape interior emotional terrains and theatres – spaces where recollection is formed and revised.

This interplay aims to capture the imprint of entropy ↳ how moments disperse, memories shift and recollections erode.  It reveals the transient transformative states that shape experience and underpin our emotional capacity. This is a scientifically informed investigation viewed through abstract figurative painting.

His works blend various processes.  Starting with graffiti mediums and tools like spray paint ink markers and rollers, they evolve 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. They examine how these objects 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.