VERSES
Verses manipulates experiential and performative elements in creation and during the viewing process. Commodities become cultural artifacts by simplifying subjects. Their visual representations shift from functioning as everyday goods to inviting contemplation of the values and social relationships they embody. Identifying recognizable items in created textures of dribbled, squeegeed, or splattered paint highlights the significance of unwanted objects. I use materials like the single-use nature of grocery bags or soda cans.
𝘖𝘱𝘦, acrylic paint and wax pencil on raw canvas, 2025, 58 x 32”
𝘐𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, acrylic paint and wax pencil on raw canvas, 2025, 32 x 30”
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, acrylic paint, wax pencil, grommets, and wire on raw canvas, 2025, 32 x 32”
𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸, acrylic paint, wax pencil, grommets, and wire on raw canvas, 2025, 32 x 32”
𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, acrylic paint and wax pencil on raw canvas, 2025, 32 x 30”
𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, acrylic paint and wax pencil on raw canvas, 2025, 32 x 33”
𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, acrylic paint and wax pencil on raw canvas and linen, 2025, 48 x 60”
