"They combine 3D elements with 2D painted planes which are almost billboard-like presentations intermixed in the work in a novel way. How do you approach such a thing? One of the great things about making art is discovering something that sprang from seemingly nowhere. In retrospect it looks logical but in the moment it's an epiphany and suddenly it's exciting to explore it."
"My studio is across the street from Creative Woodworking and they have a box where they put scrap wood for anyone who wants it and it's irresistible to me and there were a bunch of oddly shaped things with multiple sides so I painted on them realizing that different themes could coexist depending on which side and that led to adding sculptural elements and words and basically opened a new horizon for me."
The new works combine three-dimensional found-wood forms with two-dimensional painted planes that read like billboards, creating surfaces that present shifting narratives depending on viewing angle. The artist discovered the approach through an unexpected epiphany while painting on oddly shaped scrap wood from a community woodworking bin, which revealed that different sides could host distinct themes. Sculptural elements, added words, and assembled three-dimensional pieces expanded the possibilities and opened a new visual horizon. Sculpture functions as a compelling supplement to a lifetime devotion to painting, evoking early diorama-making memories and maintaining a persistent imaginative pull.
Read at Hi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
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