MTC ART GALLERY

Artist’s Statement

I am a self-taught painter. The paintings are inspired by cultures and urban landscapes I have encountered during my travels abroad and domestically. My aim is to transcend time and place. The objective of my painting is to embrace the viewer by choosing the subjects which portray the common denominators between people. I try to provide an entrance point to empathize with people outside of our daily routine. I prefer thought-provoking, emotionally stimulating and easily identifiable subjects.

The bodies are shaped through my sense memory of weight, movement and the emotional body language of my subjects. The fluid, fragmented portrait of the body provides the juxtaposition with the dogma of the scene. My paintings are not physically accurate or intellectually challenging. To reach people is to feel their souls, and that is my goal as a painter.