The artists practice draws on the subconscious, often creating forms and figures from inkblots. In using the inkblots as a basis for his figures, he allows the subconscious to dictate the work; classical narratives are shunned and alternative ideas of the image are explored.
“ In the context of these works I see the head as a repository of fiction, like a vessel it is something we fill up with culture and ideas, sounds and our own experiences; it can be re-translated in a painting using the imaginary.”
The artists practice draws on the subconscious, often creating forms and figures from inkblots. In using the inkblots as a basis for his figures, he allows the subconscious to dictate the work; classical narratives are shunned and alternative ideas of the image are explored.
“ In the context of these works I see the head as a repository of fiction, like a vessel it is something we fill up with culture and ideas, sounds and our own experiences; it can be re-translated in a painting using the imaginary.”