My art practice is the manifestation of my distrust towards myself. This distrust stems from seeing myself as a vehicle for institutional influences. I do not attempt to critique or supplant existing institutions, but instead, contend with what is implicated, is unseen, or is made inconceivable when my existence and desires are contained within an establishment, system, or convention.
This examination takes the form of paintings and, on occasion, conceptual sculptures. I view images, especially paintings, as the main weapon of my institutional influences. Dealing with the cruelty that paintings are capable of is the biggest challenge in my practice. Paintings give the painter the illusion of total control and extract the painter’s autocratic instincts. I choose to explore this medium in order to challenge these instincts and view myself as a mere bureaucrat.