“My work is a conscious evaluation of an automatic process.”
PROCESS
My art stems from the daily practice of automatic drawing. I start my day doing random patterns on pages of discarded books, using ink and brush. Once I have collected a good amount of pages, I place them on a wall and then I start looking at their interaction and meaning, through free association then I drift slowly into thoughts and memories that would nurture my abstract art.
From automatism to free association, I relate to an internal dialogue with my feelings and past experiences. This process brings consciousness and questions the purity of my memories in relation to the world that surrounds me. This allows me to reflect on the experiences that have created a deep emotional impact throughout my life. Other times my work takes me to express my sentiments regarding social issues, like cultural identity.
My practice includes a variety of mediums and sometimes like in my daily drawings, I enjoy building units, whether they are on paper or small sculptures. Eventually they become part of an installation. The value of creating multiples and letting them interact with each other brings a stronger collective consciousness, especially when they are sculptures and light and space can be manipulated. I explore their form, color and pleasing fractal arrangement and how they interact not only with themselves but also with the viewer.
Through the exploration of the language of abstraction I suggest my personal emotions which may lead to a subtle conversation with the viewer or more overt sentiments regarding social issues. I confront the viewer with site specific surreal experiences through my installation work and enjoy the level of emotion or meditation they create.