I have always had a passion for telling stories, whether it’s through writing or imagery. Inspiration for stories can be found in the most unexpected aspects of life –on the subway, in a classroom, at home. I have always enjoyed using art, specifically painting, as a form of catharsis and exercising creativity that can easily get lost in the mundane routine. While I admire the pioneers of abstraction, like Jackson Pollack and Wassily Kandinsky, I also have a fascination with landscapes and cityscapes. I love the covers of the New Yorker, and the artists who contribute to them, such as Jorge Colombo and Saul Steinberg.
Through the use of media such as photography and painting, I strive for my artwork to capture the essence of the human condition and its imperfections. However, I am open minded to using other media. My aim is to bring attention to the individual’s interactions with others -politically, economically, socially, demographically- and their environment through art. I am intrigued by how environments influence and shift one’s sense of identity and this can be highlighted and captured through photographs and painting, as well as other media formats like film and illustration.
Seemingly insignificant moments are significant and affect the way we will develop our individual outlooks on our lives. This also makes us flawed- our perceptions are based solely on the environments in which we are familiar; we are the products of our perception and our environments, which is a concept I find interesting and applicable not only to art, but also in life. And because of this, we each have a unique story to tell.
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