Perspectives | 2017
My “Perspectives” series deals with different ways of seeing things. We have only lived our own experiences and see the world through our own tuned lenses tailored with our individual brains. Sometimes that makes it difficult to see something from another point of view.
With these paintings, I play on the concepts that our perceptions vary, and not everything is what it appears to be. Besides my use of color to create vibrancy, there are several pieces in the series that can be looked at in multiple ways. For example, the shape may appear two-dimensional in one instance, but in another glance it has a three-dimensional appearance. So many times I’ve been humbled in life because I am certain something is one way just to be proven that my senses and logic are not always right. If we are aware of our limited senses and awareness, it makes it easier to be open to see things from multiple perspectives. I often wonder if my viewers first see these pieces flat or more dimensional, or if the stars and space dust seem to be within or behind the geometry. Even literally at different angles some of these pieces can be seen in another way because they're packed with metallic paints that have a changing sheen depending on where you’re looking from. A handful also have glitter that appear to have sparkling stars when they catch the light just right.
In all of this geometrical manipulation, I chose the cosmos as my reference because the idea of space brings the human race together. We are all in this with each other on our pale blue dot, and we have so much more in common that we do different because it. On a planet full of such strife as we continue to pack the surface, I think it’s more important than ever to try to be open and understanding.
Released at OH Gallery September 2017