ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Oil on Reclaimed Timber
Painting, Sculpture 36”x30”x21” 2009 A representation of the symbiotic relationship between humans, plants, and animals and our insatiable appetite for consumption. — with humans, plants, and animals.
I’m interested in the human experience, symbiosis, and the vicissitudes of the interaction between the work and the viewer/consumer. In the construct of a hyperreality and the use of metaphors and parallels, I try to seduce my audience, playing on their expectations and assumptions based on their preconceived notions. Through the lure and allure, I pull the viewer in hoping that their experience and understanding of the work will unfold into a dialectic gaze. |