The figures in my paintings are freed from history and a collective narrative. They are searching for an identity in a very unspecific natural location. I think of my characters as blind people who experience temporary and oppositional feelings, for instance love and hate, power and defeat, reality and dream. Leaders and heroes are created then destroyed with the same ease. The meaning keeps shifting and it is never fixed.
I usually try to strike a balance between abstract and figurative painting, creating movements and capturing moments are the purposes that I am looking for.
My recent concerns in my painting are exploring the emotional effects of colors and thinking about canvas as part of the work not just a surface .
