About My Art

After some years of experimenting on my own work, or seeing others’, with cultural, socioeconomic, or political attachments, I find that in the end I feel most fulfilled when shedding my art of them. Because it was not for any of those subtextual attachments, but the simple wonder at the sheer artistry in the works of other industry giants, that was responsible for me to pursue art for life.

I don’t subscribe to the philosophy that works of art need to be accompanied by Artist’s Statements that are filled with the latest over-the-top art vernaculars, convincing you of their authors’ transcendence to godhood. Art viewing should be enjoyed as a visual experience, not to feel like taking the English SAT. I say all that I need to say in my paintings. And if it doesn’t come across that way, then I will have failed.

I recommend an approach to art viewing the same way as to getting to know a person. Spend more time than you’re used to looking at a painting. As time passes, do you get more interested or more bored looking at it? Do you notice and learn more about the artist’s decision-making, or less? You may find these two questions helpful in enhancing the viewing experience of most works of visual art.