My paintings are about humanism in the present context: the search for
meaning within twenty-first century culture and within our own nature. Humanity
and society are difficult to separate. Yet we currently face a profound
tension in the rapid evolution of society and industry, which is outpacing the more
timeless qualities of human nature. Biology changes so slowly that old
notions of what it means to be human are difficult to revise in the face
of a rapidly changing human experience. These tensions are explored
through autobiographical narratives from the two years I spent working
at a Walmart Supercenter, through the subjective
attempt to portray the persona of people I have close relationships
with, or (as in my current series) generating icons that deal with these humanistic tensions in a more metaphorical way.
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