Get Up Get Down Exhibition
2016
Lisa Sette Gallery
Private Commission
My Freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings. I shall go even further: my freedom will be so much greater and more meaningful, the more narrowly I limit my field of action and the more I surround myself with obstacles. Whatever diminishes constraint diminishes strength. The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees oneself from the chains that shackle the spirit.
– Igor Stravinsky, Boston, 1940, Quoted by Bridget Riley
The foundation of my studio practice is an ever-evolving exploration of color and pattern. Studying weavings, quilting, and modern art, I am interested in pushing visual elements to their limits. The resulting paintings expose tensions between the living surface created by bold patterning and the constraints of the two-dimensional surface on which they exist.
The Shape of Myself, 38 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Not Afraid of Color, 44 x 58" Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Get up Get Down, 38 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
The Original Pattern Affects the Rest, 38 x 44" Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Everything is Honored But Nothing Matters, 20 x 20", Acrylic on linen, 2016
It's Everywhere I Look, 44 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Secure Attachment, 58 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Open Without Force, 38 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
The Gateless Gate, Triptych, 132 x 174", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
The Gateless Gate, LHS detail, 58 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
The Gateless Gate, Middle detail, 58 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
Elementally Made, 20 x 24", Acrylic on Linen, 2016
A Higher Production of Banality, 38 x 44", Acrylic on Linen, 2016