BORN IN 1982.

AMERICAN ARTIST LIVES AND WORKS IN LOS ANGELES

STUDIED ARCHITECTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

PAINTINGS REIMAGINE THE PHYSICAL AND CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPES THAT MAKE UP THE CITY.  DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE URBAN FABRIC AND THE HUMAN BODY, CURRENT WORKS EXPERIMENT WITH SURFACES THAT ACT AS LENSES OR X-RAYS STEADILY MOVING IN AND OUT OF PLANE. 

IN MY CURRENT WORK, TIMING IS SO IMPORTANT. I CAN BE AN IMPATIENT ARTIST AND TEND TO BE DRAWN TO PROCESSES WHICH HAVE SOME CALCULATION WITH INSTANT RESULTS.  THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF ADRENALINE IN THE PAINTING.  IT’S NOT JUST A VISUAL, BUT ALSO A PHYSICAL PROCESS FOR ME. THE CONSTRAINT OF SPEED AND RISK IS CRITICAL. I MEASURE THE VALUE OF MY WORK IN THIS WAGER.

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