When Things Fall Apart
2016 was surreal. I spent the latter half of the year watching a growing divide within the country as fringe elements from both sides rose to the spotlight. As the New Year rolled around, exhausted from perpetual chaos, the lack of civility shaped by reality television and the instant emotional kick of social media, I found my only solace: painting. The work took on a life of it's own as I branched out from portraiture into new figuration. Exploring more traditional working methods while focusing on contemporary subjects. These paintings sought to document current events, my daily life, the absurdity of modern politics, and childhood nostalgia. All while examining the placement of my subject on the picture plane and the feeling it invokes.
On exhibit August 3rd through August 20th 2017, Core New Art Space 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver CO 80204 with an artist reception on August 11th from 6 - 9p
