STATEMENT:
The Late Roy Lichtenstein once described my work as both “strong and energetic”. While being a great compliment, it has also become a source of inspiration and a reminder of two of the most important goals that I strive for as an artist. When there is strength, there is consistency and success from a formalistic point of view. The energy comes from within and is most likely to be present when a work is both relevant and significant. At the risk of an oversimplification, I have always liked the idea of art being something worth saying – said extremely well.
As I have kept this in mind, my own style has evolved with a focus on geometric form and composition. This has enabled me to study problems such as the interactions and interrelations of color, form and space that create a life or ‘reality’ of their own, separate from objective reality. The result is a configuration – a construction – a balancing of all elements with and against one another.
While the studio activity has been productive in terms of painting and sculpture, my main focus is currently on the paper cut-outs. One of the reasons for this, has to do with the smaller scale. There is an economy of materials and space. But also, it becomes possible to work on a number of compositions at the same time. I often find it desirable to work on a theme and variations – in fact, sometimes more than one theme and variations. And so this can provide me with an important advantage. Although the cut-out can become a maquette to a much larger painting – it is also a powerful visual form by itself.