My art takes many forms; painting and ink drawing, stop motion animation, assemblage and spacial installations. I craft worlds in black and white freely lifting from Hermeticism, Symbolism, early experimental cinema and cartoons. Atmospheric worlds with majestic depth, echoing inner and outer realms, decorated in occult symbols. The strict use of only black and white is a graphic, philosophical limit which places the work on a threshold between the two epic forces and the strange third zebra-world they open up. In the dada tradition of using basic and cheap material, by directly engaging with capitalism’s waste, rather than simply rejecting it, these perspectives open pathways for artistic and material transformation; an act of radical opposition through creative reconfiguration. I see the artist as a magician, alchemist and witch working with physical material to metaphysical ends. The ever changing, fluid transience of matter animated by spirits. The octopus and its ink serve as key symbols in my work, embodying a dark, fluid intelligence and mystical complexity, echoing the symbol of the black sun. The godlike tentacular beast expelling a black fluid ink, first matter manifesting unconsciousness on white emptiness. The creative process is constantly ongoing; fluidly exploring and reevaluating itself, the exhibited works of art are merely gems distilled from the work. The materials themselves and their use are challenging notions of value and valueless, wanted and unwanted. Growth and decay in constant stride.
