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Order From Chaos
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These images are political protests disguised as abstract images. I began this series in May of 2017. Trump was firmly ensconced in our lives. I became compulsive and obsessive about making images like these. I thought I'd make a few more, then move on, but I continued making them into the winter (and I continue to make them to this day.) I finally came to the conclusion that this project was my attempt to find beauty and order in chaos, which is what I'm still seeing so much of in the world right now.
These abstract, painterly images are inspired by abstract expressionistic paintings and splatter painters like Jackson Pollock. Black Pond Road was one of the first images I made, and I think you can feel my anger in the image. Other earlier images were Fort Hill 1 – 4 where I was just seeking beauty and order in chaos. South Carolina Riverbank March 11, 2020 1 – 6 were made on the day the pandemic was officially declared in the United States, and I think you can feel my melancholy.
There is a reason no human figures are present in this body of work. With the urban images, I am using Nature to show my anger and disdain for the civilized world. Nature, whether it is a virus or the tentacles of tree limbs, will easily overpower the human world.
The absence of figures is most intentional. The viewer is not required to confront, compare, or deal with another human being in any way. I believe our world is too fast and hectic and threatening. These spaces are made for each individual viewer. All they have to do is engage with the image.
These abstract, painterly images are inspired by abstract expressionistic paintings and splatter painters like Jackson Pollock. Black Pond Road was one of the first images I made, and I think you can feel my anger in the image. Other earlier images were Fort Hill 1 – 4 where I was just seeking beauty and order in chaos. South Carolina Riverbank March 11, 2020 1 – 6 were made on the day the pandemic was officially declared in the United States, and I think you can feel my melancholy.
There is a reason no human figures are present in this body of work. With the urban images, I am using Nature to show my anger and disdain for the civilized world. Nature, whether it is a virus or the tentacles of tree limbs, will easily overpower the human world.
The absence of figures is most intentional. The viewer is not required to confront, compare, or deal with another human being in any way. I believe our world is too fast and hectic and threatening. These spaces are made for each individual viewer. All they have to do is engage with the image.
