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- Artist represented by Catharine Clark Gallery. Independant. Complex. Moody. Quiet. Loud. Warm. Sensual. Present. Open. Awkward. Opinionated. Passionate. Sexual. Dreamer.
- About my artwork
- Strict polar gender identifications have been used to control and confine us, even persecute us, for millennia. We are at last breaking out into a fuller appreciation of the breadth and power of the multi-dimensionality of the gender spectrum.
My work explores the vast space between those rigid gender identities, through fine graphite renderings that are then cut and reapplied to birth a new identity. I am moved by the remarkable brave individuals I encounter who are exploring uncharted territories. They risk so much by just expressing their true selves, breaking free from the highly constrained paradigm of male vs. female. Lately I am fascinated by the existence of Intersex people and their unique histories and trajectories.
I blend elements of images from hyper-real sources like pornography and fashion with those of everyday people, juxtaposing female and male aspects. I then lens these with subtle distortions to generate an underlying visual tension in the overall image. After intricately rendering them in graphite on paper, I then excise each key element and reassemble them into the final layered composition. My goal is to evoke both a resonance and confrontation with viewers of my work.
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I love the sensitivity of your pieces, both in the way you finely draw and in the touching message the pieces say. Form and mark and message are all working together. Wonderful!
Our request to become friends didn't go through. I'm unable to send it again, so maybe you can send a request to me. I do love your work.
Best, Joyce
Su trabajo además de buena calidad técnica, realmente logra el cometido de resonancia y confrontación, es verdaderamente inquietante y mórbido.
Congratulations Jonathan
Its work in addition to good technical quality, really obtains the resonance assignment and confrontation, is truely disquieting and mórbido.
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Tony
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