Artist Statement
My portraiture attempts to convey the purity and authenticity of human expression, unspoiled by adopted or practiced characteristics. Removing 'outer' layers of personality (labeled clothing, trendy hair styles), I aim for a more universal expression, one that surpasses representation and lifts the image to an ‘iconic’ level. I am guided by the Eastern belief that emptiness generates the most meaning. Hence, my relentless reduction in an image, my ‘sculpting’ inward of my models until a more profound, resonant state is reached.
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