Artist's Statement
This work from the (Un)Natural Boundaries series extends themes from
earlier work by incorporating images of natural objects that have been
manipulated into architectural forms. These act as a counterpoint to
highly finished objects and suggest a relationship between cultural and
natural boundaries.
Imagery includes scanned sticks and picture frames from mass media arranged
on spatially ambiguous surfaces. Picture frames traditionally delineate,
or border one area of activity from another and suggest cultural
significance. Viewers are invited to question their initial preconceptions
concerning relative value.
These works draw from diverse sources of personal experience, observation,
and history, art and otherwise. They attempt to connect disparate aspects
of culture and human behavior. A middle class, suburban, background has led
me to a keen awareness of the cultural significance of boundaries.
Boundaries express ownership and control. They create hierarchies and are
exclusive. Boundaries may be viewed simultaneously as both positive and
negative forces preventing society from falling into anarchy or achieving
utopia. The consequence of this is the existence of an inherent dynamic
tension in society: a constant state of flux.
Process and Materials:
Natural objects are collected, scanned and incorporated with
images from mass media sources that have been digitized, combined,
contained, and manipulated. This process, while utilizing technology,
embodies the same aesthetic and empirical decision making that is applied
to painting or drawing with traditional media. The"natural" objects do not
exist in the real world but are constructed in the computer. The images are
printed with a Design Winder printer on archival paper. Editions of each
print are limited to twenty (20). Prints are signed and numbered.
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