The potentiality of objects bedecking our homes and place of work represent a need for comfort and familiarity.The necessity for collecting is generally a cultural trend in the Western hemisphere. Objects or Relics whether meaningful or functional play an important role in accessing the past, present and future through museums and galleries around the World. My work derives from an appreciation of these items and now determines the concepts in my work.
My paintings are often depicted as fragments of objects or textile; personal objects, that are sentimental and have a significant relationship to the past ( I use the term past, even to refer to the yesterday).The chemistry between myself and the object or textile is an attachment deep rooted in ancestry and the antique.
My choice of selecting particular objects and textiles and fragmenting the photographic image is a methodology imbued with ambiguity; fragments from many photographs that I have personally taken of 'my' objects relies on narratives formed from the exchange of giver to recipient.The gift or inhertance of an object from a loved one strengthening an emotional bond with myself and the item. Furthermore, I hope to instil to the viewer of my paintings a moment of reflection, regression and suggestion of their own memorie. However, some objects remain on a transitory pathway, only to pause for a short moment in my hands before engaging again on their route to a more permanent destiny.
Displayed here are some recent images of my paintings,
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