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STATEMENT

My art is about space and reality. It is the result of my search for an underlying structure of order in what seems to be ruled by chaotic complexity.

It is because of my focus in the phenomenal world, that I have chosen sculpture as my medium. Sculpture exists in the three-dimensional world which surrounds us. Unlike the object in a painting, the sculptural object is real, and inhabits our physical space.

I work with two-dimensional line and transparent planes in a three-dimensional media, which seems almost contradictory. However, this process allows me to layer several different interpretations of a certain form, without concealing their existence from the viewer. Rather than merely treating the surface, I’m conveying the form’s underlying spatial properties, such as its geometry, proportions, anatomy and its curvilinear qualities.

I choose figurative representation not because of an interest in figurative narrative, but because the human form is of infinite complexity and subtle physical structure. The figure is not my “subject” per se, but rather it clearly demonstrates my belief in this underlying structure of forces and geometry. Because of most viewers’ familiarity with the figure, I believe working with this specific form is the most expedient and effective means of presenting abstract ideas in concrete terms.

I believe it is this underlying order and the universal structure of all subjects, which is the basic element of reality. It is my opinion, that art can provide knowledge of, or a glimpse into, reality. Art offers a special, non-discursive, and intuitive knowledge of reality that rational science cannot achieve.

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