About the Art

My art is “organized chaos,” much like my way of thinking… where the eye cannot explain it, but there is “order in the disorder.” I call it “balanced asymmetry.” I enjoy dichotomies… holding opposing, conflicting, “fighting” thoughts in my mind… without needing to find a resolution, until the answer comes to me organically. This is reflected in my art-making process, where I don't feel the urgency to finish a canvas… I look at it, dissect it, make love to it, rape it, analyze it, and then ideas start to flow, and I can see the art clearly in my mind.

In my art, the only rule I follow is to break the rules. For me (as with everything else in my life), nothing is as it “should be,” things are as they make sense to me, because every action I take is an expression of my individuality. Perhaps one of my greatest advantages is my Asperger’s (I am on the autism spectrum), which leads me to not feel the need to belong to a group or seek anyone’s acceptance. Therefore, my art doesn’t come with any preconceived notions of what is correct or accepted by the masses.

This leads me to not follow the established norms in the world of painting: I don't take the paint to the edge of the canvas if I don't want to, I like the texture of the canvas that I haven’t primed or only primed in a specific areas, I sign the works wherever I want, I paint over works that were already “finished” if my instinct dictates it, just to take advantage of the textures and colors of the previous works, and no subject is taboo in my art. Sometimes I attack, sometimes I caress the canvas… no chain binds me… I call that ABSOLUTE FREEDOM.