Shaped Paintings

It is a curious fate for a building's life.

In architecture, some forms are favored over others; a hierarchy exists for preserving and restoring architectural styles based on their historical or cultural significance. I am interested in the contrast between old and new structures. It is a curious fate for a building's life. Some go through many visual iterations and renovations, while others will not stand the test of time. I want viewers to make connections between the colors, lines, textures, and forms in my artwork and those to be found in their daily interactions with the constructed environment.

Certain architectural forms find their way into my work. My paintings and prints focus on the built landscape from my observable surroundings. I have experimented with abstracting forms and structures, lifting them from their original context. The current series of paintings is reminiscent of building facades and removes the compositions from the more traditional rectangle, and is cut into shaped pieces to reflect forms pulled from various sources more accurately. I want the works to take on an object-oriented feel. Will the new designs and forms constructed today soon collapse, be replaced, or last a lifetime? Each composition is meant to represent the beauty implicit in everyday surfaces and structures in various levels of decay and renewal.