Reflection on pattern and abstraction of the subconscious
These works are birthed from material and emotion. Gifted with the remnants of Greek Orthodox prayer candles, I found their sense of sacred the appropriate ground to begin working through harm caused by good intentions reproduced from following cultural norms and traditions. The works are abstractions of a dialogue between this material and the observations
Inspired by an observation of visual or modal pattern, these works embody the color, flow, and generational connection observed during a trip to Gujarat, India. To further ruminate on the deeper cultural implications of our time in India, the Hindu goals of human life and the tension found between those goals are expressed as the names of the larger paintings, Dharma (righteousness, moral