I AM THAT
I Am That draws from the ancient Indian sutra Tat Tvam Asi (“You are That”), which I understand as a recognition of the self in others and the interconnectedness of self and environment.
I regard each work as a visual poem. Found and readily available materials are manipulated, layered, and juxtaposed to create reflections on shifting emotional states and encounters with the surrounding world. Each title begins with I Am That... and concludes with language that gives form to something otherwise intangible—as in I Am That...Broken Darkness. Together, the works consider the boundaries between inner experience and the world beyond the self.
STATIC INERTIA | 2012
Pins, paper, acrylic paint, styrofoam, 14” x 9”
BROKEN DARKNESS | 2012
Mixed media on board, 96” x 48”
PASSING MOMENT | 2013
Collage, ink & acrylic paint on paper, 8.5” x 11”
ABSOLUTE FATE | 2013
VAST GRIEF | 2013
Collage, 11” x 8.5”
Manipulated photoprint, 11” x 8.5”
BODY | 2012
Collage on vellum, 8.5” x 11”
SILVER LINING | 2013
RESTFUL PLACE | 2012
Collage & bandaids on vellum, 8.5” x 11”
Collage on paper, 8.5” x 11”
BETWEEN SKIN AND FLESH | 2013
Mixed media on paper, 8.5” x 11”
BLISTERING SUN | 2012
SPACE WITHIN | 2012
MENTAL NOISE | 2012
Glue, acrylic medium, 6” x 6”
Collage on Vellum, 11” x 8.5”
Collage, 9” x 5”
AGING FACADE | 2008
Makeup sponges, pins, glue
