In my current work, I walk the line between representation and abstraction. These urban landscapes reflect the office worker’s anticipated dash at noontime from fluorescent lights in a windowless office to sunlight on the plaza. Lunch, smoke, people-watching, a little sun – a lot can be accomplished in 60 minutes.
My inspiration comes from a viewpoint of someone who is accustomed to high-rise living. I have worked and resided 10 stories up for over 10 years. This is a bird’s eye view, my world, but it can also be regarded as a microcosm of urban life ― or life in general. Work is a grind. The lunch break becomes a gift, a respite from nagging bosses, impossible deadlines, tedium, stress.
I appropriate figurative images from an architect’s sourcebook and manipulate them into increasingly abstract forms. These forms cry for stability, so I’ve begun placing them into a grid-like containment full of signs that suggest direction that and hint at narrative. The real story is up to the viewer.
