My “Hotel California” Series are portrayals of the constant conflict we have within ourselves of who we really are vs how we often render a synthetic version of ourselves to others and how technology is erasing the line between what is reality and what is altered. Lately, I find myself in a constant mental & emotional roller-coaster between a sense of deep nostalgia for the tangible vs that indulgence of materialism and an augmented reality which can be very addictive…”Prisoners of our own device”.
The narratives of these playful paintings display my internal contrasts and conflicts and the diminished line of reality and how it messes with my mind. Within the canvas, my paintings flip back and forth between being tactile and textured vs smooth-almost placid. They play with elements of realism (or not) while seamlessly marrying graphic superficial looking ones. They evoke a sense of nostalgia yet they are surreal. They portray a sense of richness yet there is grittiness.
More Coming soon.