THE CONTEMPORARY MYTH OF SELF

My art examines the psychological isolation of the individual in an increasingly technological world; our seemingly unlimited and ever-increasing ability to act, react, and interact on a global basis from our contemporary citadels while unable to escape the consequences of our communal actions and fundamental (elemental) ties to our very makeup and environment.
Never before so connected; never so alone.
My art discusses THE CONTEMPORARY MYTH OF SELF. My monolithic icons live where earth meets sky, man meets earth, mind meets matter, religion meets science, and present as shaped by past meets future.

In our heads.

On my canvas.

Prose In Paint.

Rhyme In Pigment.

THE FACES OF DEMENTIA

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...beginning with Lily and Simon, for now. More on this and my friends’ struggles later. Given HIPAA laws, the names have been changed to protect the truly innocent.

Lily

Lily

acrylic on canvas

60" x 60"

2018

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Simon

Simon

acrylic on canvas

60" x 60"
2018

THE GRID

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THE GRID stemmed from my need for a new jumping-off point. Some of my earliest work was based on abstract figurative groupings of three. Over time I played with paintings of one or two figures ... up to five, ultimately reverting to the single, isolated figures in my series ON DEMENTIA, ten large canvases, based on my personal experience, which focused on the all too real feelings of those afflicted with this horrible disease.

Taking a deep breath and looking to shift gears, I returned to my "root" of three... only to find, rather by accident, that I like these pieces best when displayed as a grid. And that, folks, is that. I hope you like.

The Grid... as 12

The Grid... as 12
acrylic on canvas
80” x 92”
2017

Me With More of the Grid

Me With An Even Bigger Version
acrylic on canvas
 80” x 116”
2017