I create photomontages that interweave images of nature celebrated against a backdrop of stock indexes from financial newspapers. The juxtaposition of nature and commerce places these values vying for attention in the same space. What do we prioritize and what are we willing to sacrifice for one or the other?
After digitally manipulating composited photos, I create prints that I handwork on rice paper. These prints are then scanned in, reconfigured, then printed with Archival UV cured acrylic ink on cast acrylic and gilded with gold metal leaf.
My materials suggest a subtext of desire and falsehood. The surface mimics the clarity and sheen of water, though the material is synthetic. The gold symbolizes wealth and opulence and nature becomes seen as a commodity. But the gold metal is merely a perception of gold, representing a false sense of abundance. All that glitters is not gold. What we assume to be an endless supply is, in fact, an illusion. I want viewers to be lured by the beauty of nature and ensnared by the conscience of conservation.
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
20"x16" Edition of 5
30"x24" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
15”x36” Edition of 5
20”x48” Edition of 5
30”x72” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
15”x30” - Edition of 5
24”x48” - Edition of 5
30”x60” - Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
15”x30” - Edition of 5
24”x48” - Edition of 5
30”x60” - Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
Acrylic Print on Acrylite with gold metal leafed panel, framed
8”x10"” Edition of 5
24”x30" Edition of 5
32”x40” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
12"x12" Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
Acrylic Print on Acrylite with gold metal leafed panel, framed
12"x12" Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x8” Edition of 5
30”x24”" Edition of 5 - SOLD OUT
40”x32” Edition of 5 - SOLD OUT
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x8” Edition of 5
30”x24”" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
8”x10"” Edition of 5
24”x30" Edition of 5
32”x40” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x8” Edition of 5
30”x24”" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x8” Edition of 5
30”x24”" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
8”x10"” Edition of 5
24”x30" Edition of 5
32”x40” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
8”x10"” Edition of 5
24”x30" Edition of 5
32”x40” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
10”x10” Edition of 5
24"x24" Edition of 5
32”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
12”x18” Edition of 5
24"x36" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
12”x18” Edition of 5
24"x36" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
18" x 24" Edition of 5
30"x40" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
24"x18" Edition of 5
40"x30" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
20"x16" Edition of 5
30"x24" Edition of 5 - SOLD OUT
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
18" x 24" Edition of 5
30"x40" Edition of 5
Acrylic print on Acrylite with gold metal leafed panel
20"x16" Edition of 5
30"x24" Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
20”x16” Edition of 5
30"x24" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
UV cured acrylic print on acrylic with gold metal leafed panel, framed
20”x16” Edition of 5
30"x24" Edition of 5
40”x32” Edition of 5
16”x8”
Collaged inkjet monotypes on BFK paper with 23k gold leaf on panel
8”x16”
Collaged inkjet monotypes on BFK paper with 23k gold leaf on panel
Performative Prints are my merger of performance and printmaking, using fairly traditional materials: screenprints on construction paper. But while the materials are simple, together, they push the boundaries of both art forms.
How performative prints work: Construction paper, due to the cheap dye used in its production, fades when exposed to sunlight. I exploit this defect in the paper quality and print imagery camouflaged with the color of the construction paper. This imagery usually portrays a plot twist in the visual narrative created by the initial, visible composition and is revealed once the fading of the paper occurs.
How long does it take to fade? “Results may vary.” It depends on the amount and type of exposure the print receives. Direct sunlight fades the paper more quickly than indirect sunlight and prints exposed during summer fade quicker than in winter. Placed in a location that gives sustained direct sunlight, fading can occur within a week. This is my suggested lighting condition.
Prints are not typically thought of as performance-based and performance is not typically thought of as being enacted by inanimate objects. Performative Prints are both an object and an experience.
Performative print, 24x18 inches, Edition of 500
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 18x18 inches (art size) 22x22 inches paper size, Edition of 10
Performative print, 20x16 inches, Edition of 100
Performative print (screenprint on construction paper)
In 2015, the nonprofit San Francisco Beautiful along with the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency embarked on an inaugural public art program to bring art to the public buses. Ad space inside buses would be replaced with artwork chosen by a public vote. Artists were invited to create a proposal that interpreted the theme, "The Spirit of San Francisco."
For my project, I created bisected portraits of the people of San Francisco, merged with another. Plumbers with bankers, techies with tattoo artists. From the Presidio to the Portola, and the Marina to the Bayview. Just as Muni is a system that connects neighborhoods, the portraits were a way to connect, literally and figuratively, the the rich cultural diversity of the city.
"The Spirit of San Francisco" is about inclusion. Everyone from the freaks to the geeks to the hipsters to the homeless. The open arms of the city embrace all who reach for it. My project served to bring people together into the same "space" as a way to urge unity through turbulent times.
