This series of paintings take on a sculptural quality, where the paint itself becomes the subject of the work, and the paintings are objects in themselves. They are semi-sculptural abstract paintings that effortlessly exist both as two-dimensional surfaces and as three-dimensional objects. This series of paintings are about the liminal state between one form and another, the poetic contradiction between surface appearance and what lies beneath.
These works are painterly with an abject quality, and juxtapose aggression with a state of poetic calmness. In a way, these are anthropomorphic paintings that are reminiscent of a body and that mimic a poetics of absence. The tears, fold and fragments on the surface evoke feelings of absence and nostalgia. The paintings transcend the boundary of the canvas, creating a dialogue with the surrounding space, shadows as well with the frame and structure of the painting.
Deconstruction occurs both literally and figuratively in these paintings, building a sensual surface.
