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Last Updated 6/7/07

The Work

By Subject:

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  • Interior
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  • Formative Years
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By Medium:

Exhibitions

My Collection
Organ 1
Organ 10
Organ 12
Organ 13
Organ 23
Zero Findings of Abnormality
Absorbed
Acute
Susceptible
Episodic Year in Days: Fragment 35 of 47
Episodic Year in Days: Fragment 18 of 47
Episodic Year in Days: Fragment 33 of 47

Organ 1
oil on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Organ 13
oil on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Organ 12
oil on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Organ 10
oil on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Organ 23
oil on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Sometimes Y (E.V. 54/64)
screenprint on paper
9 in. x 11 in.
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Sometimes Y (E.V. 50/64)
screenprint on paper
9 in. x 11 in.
Zero Findings of Abnormality
oil on canvas
48 in. x 54 in.
Absorbed
acrylic on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Acute
acrylic on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Susceptible
acrylic on canvas
16 in. x 20 in.
Episodic Year in Days:
Fragment 35 of 47
acrylic screenprint on canvas
4 in. x 5 in.
Episodic Year in Days:
Fragment 33 of 47
acrylic screenprint on canvas
4 in. x 5 in.
Episodic Year in Days:
Fragment 18 of 47
acrylic screenprint on canvas
4 in. x 5 in.
Mindscape III
screenprint on acetate (laminated)
shown in frame
16 in. x 18 in.
Mindscape II
screenprint on acetate (laminated)
shown in frame
16 in. x 18 in.
A Romanian said about my work, "[it is] the need to control that which controls you." The paintings are based on medical images taken for migraine care.
The physical experience of a migraine can debilitate the body to the point of impeding the mind’s ability to function properly, however the mind has the capacity to overcome any difficulty. Forcing myself to make art while I have a migraine sometimes leads to interim relief of the symptoms. The continuous exchange of information between our body and mind is fascinating. Working in any medium becomes an opportunity to reflect upon and enhance the dialogue between the body and mind. The mind conceives of the idea and commands the body to execute. The body’s senses gather stock of the object’s progress and the mind evaluates and advises as necessary. I am intrigued by the human ability to reason, the recognition of self, and the mind as the critical identity. As this work progressed it became an obsessive process of self-exploration embodied in an iconic and repetitive study of my brain.