THE GRASS IS GREENER
I often wish I were somewhere else.
Not necessarily because of unhappiness with my current location; it’s because I think there must be someplace better out there. And I don’t think I’m alone. We all spend time distracting ourselves from our present location with the hopes that we’ll discover that ideal place.
But the ideal place doesn’t exist. From far away, we only see the best parts of our dream destination. We often fail to realize that every corner of the world (desirable or not) is much more ordinary than it seems in our minds.
These paintings examine the clashing of aspiration and reality in a geographic sense.
Cartographic in nature and featuring highly simplified symbolism, the works attempt to maintain the conventional elements of cartography along with the possibilities offered by digital satellite imagery and varying degrees of transparent paint. The mix of imagery portrays our inconsistent and incomplete notions of a location like a collage of desires. The elements of repetition explore how humans are influenced primarily by each other, often creating a pattern that makes us question (or just simply notice) the virtues of a location.
Exhibition ran at the Arts Underground in Whitehorse Yukon from Oct 7 - Nov 1, 2011.
Contact me via email (unless otherwide indicated) if you are interested in purchasing any of the works.
Parkview
Acrylic on linen >> 42” x 36” [sold]
40 winks/rest stop
Acrylic and image transfer on vinyl >> 24” x 24”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Likemindedness collective
fabric paint on canvas >> 54” x 48" [sold]
All inclusive
Acrylic on linen >> 48” x 36”
Locavore vision
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 36” x 36”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Cost of admission
Acrylic on canvas >> 36” x 42”
Available at Arts Underground
Opportunity paralysis
Acrylic on canvas >> 42” x 36”
Dream homes/dust storm
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 16” x 16”
Available at Arts Underground
Radio signal (atoll #6)
Acrylic and ink transfer on vinyl >> 10” x 10”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Overpass #3
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 10” x 18”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Raft (atoll #4)
Acrylic on vinyl >> 30” x 24”
Available at Arts Underground
The places in between
Acrylic, ink transfer and marker on canvas >> 54” x 48”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Overpass #2
Acrylic on canvas >> 48” x 36”
Paradise found (atoll #1)
Fabric paint on linen >> 48” x 42”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Installation view, Arts Underground, October 2011
Installation view, Arts Underground October 2011
Not necessarily because of unhappiness with my current location; it’s because I think there must be someplace better out there. And I don’t think I’m alone. We all spend time distracting ourselves from our present location with the hopes that we’ll discover that ideal place.
But the ideal place doesn’t exist. From far away, we only see the best parts of our dream destination. We often fail to realize that every corner of the world (desirable or not) is much more ordinary than it seems in our minds.
These paintings examine the clashing of aspiration and reality in a geographic sense.
Cartographic in nature and featuring highly simplified symbolism, the works attempt to maintain the conventional elements of cartography along with the possibilities offered by digital satellite imagery and varying degrees of transparent paint. The mix of imagery portrays our inconsistent and incomplete notions of a location like a collage of desires. The elements of repetition explore how humans are influenced primarily by each other, often creating a pattern that makes us question (or just simply notice) the virtues of a location.
Exhibition ran at the Arts Underground in Whitehorse Yukon from Oct 7 - Nov 1, 2011.
Contact me via email (unless otherwide indicated) if you are interested in purchasing any of the works.
Parkview
Acrylic on linen >> 42” x 36” [sold]
40 winks/rest stop
Acrylic and image transfer on vinyl >> 24” x 24”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Likemindedness collective
fabric paint on canvas >> 54” x 48" [sold]
All inclusive
Acrylic on linen >> 48” x 36”
Locavore vision
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 36” x 36”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Cost of admission
Acrylic on canvas >> 36” x 42”
Available at Arts Underground
Opportunity paralysis
Acrylic on canvas >> 42” x 36”
Dream homes/dust storm
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 16” x 16”
Available at Arts Underground
Radio signal (atoll #6)
Acrylic and ink transfer on vinyl >> 10” x 10”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Overpass #3
Acrylic and image transfer on canvas >> 10” x 18”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Raft (atoll #4)
Acrylic on vinyl >> 30” x 24”
Available at Arts Underground
The places in between
Acrylic, ink transfer and marker on canvas >> 54” x 48”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Overpass #2
Acrylic on canvas >> 48” x 36”
Paradise found (atoll #1)
Fabric paint on linen >> 48” x 42”
Available at Copper Moon Gallery
Installation view, Arts Underground, October 2011
Installation view, Arts Underground October 2011
