My painting creates a hybrid between the zoological world and myself. I appear in different variations as mammals and birds, real and mythological, which give visibility to the tension between the powerful and the pathetic manifested in the body.

 

Our perception of the animalistic image is dependent on context and drawing style. From Walt Disney films though blockbusters such as Jurassic Park and all the way to encountering artifacts in a nature museum and animal images in art history. Of this spectrum, each image I create is a result of investigation and search for the animal that is me.

 

My work, has always been influenced by Glycogen Storage Disease* which I live with and which makes me constantly aware of my physicality and otherness.

 

I work fast, on many things simultaneously and in many mediums. Layers of color set the backdrop of a line that is constructed and deconstructed alternately and is a constant energetic change, as I am.

*A rare genetic disease, characterized by an enlarged liver, hypoglycemia, delayed growth, anemia,  a poor immune system and various other symptoms