Older Work
This work, from 1995, was assembled from found dresser drawers, spindles, scrap metal and other materials. This emblematic construction depicts numerous awards of unknown accomplishment that are "trapped" behind a screen of spindles at the top and bottom. This piece was a comment on the trivialness of accumulating awards, but one's chalice/receptacle of life, can still be empty. The hierarchical scale of the large empty trophy/chalice creates the subtle focal point of this concept.
I was also influenced by working as a scenic artist, in a local shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn and working as an artist assistant for artist Ron Baron, in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. I was greatly influenced by these 2 experiences, in addition to current contemporary art. Another artist inspiration, Ashley Bickerton, also influenced the particular work I was doing at that time. Brooklyn, NY (1993 - 2000) era.