May 22 - July 3, 2021
From Craighead-Green Gallery:
“The cycle of life has always been of critical importance in my professional life, and it is integral to my creative life as well. As an erstwhile physician, a classically trained musician, and a visual artist, I view birth, life, and death, and the creative outlets we have and might nurture into flourishing, as aspects of our human experience to be honored and seen as the miracles they are.
Such are the thoughts about life and creativity that fuel my artwork. I make mixed-media works, mostly paintings — at times large and ambitious, at times small and fragile, yet often in cycles and sequences — that reference the human body, cultural identities, music, society, and our presence within the environment. I choose particular palettes, materials, and processes to convey information about the layers and textures of our bodies and lives, and to pose questions about these same matters with regard to society at large, and to the ways we interact in and with the world around us. In addition, music is of such creative importance to me that it is, at least metaphorically, one of my materials.
The powerful forces and rhythms of human life resonate with me like a heartbeat, often with a metered musicality of play, joy, sadness, and healing. The rainbows of hues in nature, and the arrays of emotional experiences we navigate in life, are constant sources of inspiration for me. I am always looking for ways to creatively express and celebrate the many commonalities we share as human beings. Life is a gift, and everyone should have the right to live with freedom, dignity and respect.
I believe that the purpose of life is to love, honor, help, and heal. The universe is full of music, and we lead our lives within it as choreographies, striving to resonate and harmonize in meaningful ways.
I make art with all of this in mind, and I seek to reflect it in my work with sincerity, profundity, humility, and empathy. The values of one who takes care of others are analogous to those of one who makes visual art for viewers. Creativity guides and keeps it all in tune.”
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