The message/meaning behind my work:
"If it makes sense to you, then it makes sense to me." This was my first artist statement because I truly had no idea what to say. Later, I realized that people loved it, and this statement still holds for me.
I have learned that when I make work, I leave space for those witnessing it, to put their meanings into it, and connect with it. I am an artist who puts pieces of myself into their work, whether it's a self-portrait, things I like/connect with, or small ties that would only make sense to me. But overall at the end of the day, I want the viewer to connect with it, in any form they choose- even if it means hating it.
Within that creates a connection, through my work you connect to the artist, taking your likings and feelings, and placing them into the pieces.
A moment of existing in the same room at the same time.
I also leave space for myself to feel about the work, I'll place things I don't even fully grasp, figuring it out as I go, so the viewer is not alone in this journey.
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