"Glitch History and the American Icon" series, screen prints on paper, 2019
Glitch History and the American Icon, screen prints on paper, 2019
Using Gestalt Theory, assuming the viewer first analyzes the whole and then dissects the pieces, I trap the viewer with harmonious compositions and seductive plays of candy-coated color. The overlapping screen printed drawings create texture, variety, unity, and balance. These abstract color-fields promote meditative contemplation and raise sensory awareness while the imagery unfolds into a narrative.
This work was a reaction to the ongoing Trump-era immigration policies in America, a worldwide anti-sexual harassment movement (#MeToo), and mass misinformation in social media and the news. The icons in this series are intended to be interpreted by the viewer allowing self-reflection and ideological understanding. Each composition is a unique combination of these icons:
● The Suited Woman/ Goddess /Victim or Survivor/ Feminism/ #MeToo
● The Native American/ American Heritage
● The Children / Future/ Dreamers
● The Cowboy/ God /Oppressor
● The Static Bar/ The Computer Glitches/Misinformation
The combination of the images along with cultural subcontext build conceptual narrative. In combination with the aesthetic quality of the work, they encourage contemplation and self-awareness. This series was on display as a solo exhibition at Page Bond Gallery in Richmond Virginia. I was able to discuss the work during a public artist lecture. The modern gallery setting provided an ideal space for the work to be seen and provoke meditative thought, self-reflection, and dialog.
Using Gestalt Theory, assuming the viewer first analyzes the whole and then dissects the pieces, I trap the viewer with harmonious compositions and seductive plays of candy-coated color. The overlapping screen printed drawings create texture, variety, unity, and balance. These abstract color-fields promote meditative contemplation and raise sensory awareness while the imagery unfolds into a narrative.
This work was a reaction to the ongoing Trump-era immigration policies in America, a worldwide anti-sexual harassment movement (#MeToo), and mass misinformation in social media and the news. The icons in this series are intended to be interpreted by the viewer allowing self-reflection and ideological understanding. Each composition is a unique combination of these icons:
● The Suited Woman/ Goddess /Victim or Survivor/ Feminism/ #MeToo
● The Native American/ American Heritage
● The Children / Future/ Dreamers
● The Cowboy/ God /Oppressor
● The Static Bar/ The Computer Glitches/Misinformation
The combination of the images along with cultural subcontext build conceptual narrative. In combination with the aesthetic quality of the work, they encourage contemplation and self-awareness. This series was on display as a solo exhibition at Page Bond Gallery in Richmond Virginia. I was able to discuss the work during a public artist lecture. The modern gallery setting provided an ideal space for the work to be seen and provoke meditative thought, self-reflection, and dialog.
