Consumer Resource Systems

Contemporary consumer culture is flooded with symbols and archetypes. In order to navigate through this sea of images, I appropriate and replicate cultural icons. Through the layering and juxtaposition of icons, I present the viewer with a system of symbolic meaning. I have created a self-governed visual language to confront personal experiences regarding identity found within culture. The work uses an expressive sense of structure and rhythm in an attempt to craft an authentic voice in a society lost to all but the act of consuming.

Work Installed at Crisp Ellert Art Museum 2017

Ideology Paves the Way 1: 10x16” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Men Afraid of Light: 21x30” House Paint, Enamel Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Slot Machine Martyrs: 24x36” House Paint, Enamel Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Overcoat: 8x10” House Paint, Sumi Ink, Cardboard Label on Wooden Panel

Devour the Hand, Spit Out the Leash: 8x15” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Ghost Dance: 8x10” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Morning Star: House Paint, Sumi Ink, Plywood Paneling on Wooden Panel

Iron Cage: 24x48” House Paint, Spray Paint, Enamel Paint, Sumi Ink, Wrapping Paper on Wooden Panel

Consumer Resource Systems: 24x24” House Paint, Sumi Ink, Plywood Paneling on Wooden Panel

It Hangs from Heaven: 16x24” House Paint, Sumi Ink, Plywood Paneling on Wooden Panel

Manifest Destiny: 12x14” House Paint, Spray Paint, Enamel Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Ribbed: 6x15” House Paint, Sumi Ink, Plywood Paneling on Wooden Panel

Cockpit: 12x14” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Agoraphobe: 8x10” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

Ordinary Morality is for Ordinary People: 12x15” House Paint, Sumi Ink, Plywood Paneling

Ideology Paves the Way 2: 10x16” House Paint, Sumi Ink on Wooden Panel

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