Artist Statement
As an interdisciplinary painter, I create traditional paintings, animations, 3D digital art, and traditional 3D works with a distinct purpose. My art represents a journey through abstract world-building, reflecting my fascination with both natural and cosmic realms as viewed through the lens of science and mythology. I am committed to constructing illusions of spatial depth and negative space, using color to shape my worlds' visual narrative and create a coherent definition of those environments. My strategic use of negative space accentuates the spatial relationships between the environment and the viewer. Depending on the medium and the specific world I am creating, I utilize mark-making and forms to develop various environmental structures and inhabitants, all aimed at igniting curiosity and contemplation in the viewer.
In my current series, “Cosmographic,” I connect the mythical concept of the axis mundi to various branches of natural science. This series serves as a journey of exploration, where each world functions as an open-ended narrative with descriptions that expand upon it. The series features three primary environments: the upper celestial realm, the biodiverse mid-world, and the infernal underworld, along with twelve transitional environments that bridge and overlap these main worlds. For instance, my previous series, “Terraqueous,” which refers to the merging of water and earth, includes the subworld “The Vegetal Zone,” focusing on botanical themes within its overarching narrative. Within “Cosmographic,” I have constructed four worlds: Pyro-Aerious, Terraqueous, Chthonic, and Aquatic. I aspire to continue building and intertwining mythical and scientific concepts as I deepen my research into interdisciplinary painting in abstraction.
Aquatic
Pyro-Aerious
Pyro-Aerious
"Aquatic" represents my interpretation of the hydrosphere and water-based environments through abstraction. It also serves as a sub-world of "Terraqueous."
Pyro-Aerious
Pyro-Aerious
Pyro-Aerious
“Pyro-Aerious” (a portmanteau of fire and air) explores this concept in meteorology and mythological elements, with red as the primary color. This series depicts one of the upper worlds in my “cosmographic” series.
Terraqueous
Pyro-Aerious
Terraqueous
"Terraqueous" (meaning forming or consisting of both earth and water) serves as the mid-world in my "cosmographic" series, between the Aquatic and Terrestrial areas.
Chthonic
Pyro-Aerious
Terraqueous
From the Greek khthonios, meaning “of the earth,” chthonic refers to the deep, hidden forces beneath the surface. This work depicts various structures and false visible light emitting from the lowest point of the underworld.