“Practice any art [....] to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” — Kurt Vonnegut’s letter to his students, 2006
In order to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, we have to undergo personal growth. Growth is painful and suffering is transformational; the soul grows most in the moments of suffering. Through living, experiencing pain and embracing creativity I transform myself. These works depict this transformation brought on by pain and the uncomfortable experience of development.
These transformations echo the way that a plant grows. Arms stretch out like the winding branches of a vine. Conversely, when I paint plants, they take on human characteristics. They come to life, conveying emotions and human experiences. Their shapes echo hands, faces, and parts of the human body, blurring the line between the organic and the human. In this series, the line between human and plant is blurred and only the transformation remains.
Healing | 2024 | Relief, Acrylic on Wood | 48 x 24 inch
Inner Growth | 2024 | Mixed Media, Acrylic on Wood | 24 x 24 inch
Insight | 2024 | Mixed Media, Acrylic on Wood | 24 x 24 inch
Withdrawal into Oneself | 2024 | Mixed Media, Acrylic on Wood | 24 x 24 inch
Inner Revelation | 2024 | Mixed Media, Acrylic on Wood | 24 x 24 inch
Dialogue, Diptych | 2024 | Mixed Media, Acrylic on Wood | 48 x 24 inch