Artist Statement
The first time I watched David Bowie play Andy Warhol in Basquiat I was listening to the album Hunky Dory – at that moment I fell in love with pop art. When discussing this with a friend he informed me that I was “pomo”. I decided I had better start being a good post-modernist, so I went home to listen to records, watch movies and draw.
The above anecdote delineates my appropriative behavior as an artist.
In reassembling music, art, theory, and film I attempt to address the historical significance of storytelling. In particular I am interested in the role of popular narratives in the development of culturally specific icons and iconography. Icons are unstable, relying on historical and popular points of reference in order to sustain their position as iconic. Through drawing I look to unveil the sensitive relationships between history, popular culture, fiction, non-fiction, and narrative.
The first time I watched David Bowie play Andy Warhol in Basquiat I was listening to the album Hunky Dory – at that moment I fell in love with pop art. When discussing this with a friend he informed me that I was “pomo”. I decided I had better start being a good post-modernist, so I went home to listen to records, watch movies and draw.
The above anecdote delineates my appropriative behavior as an artist.
In reassembling music, art, theory, and film I attempt to address the historical significance of storytelling. In particular I am interested in the role of popular narratives in the development of culturally specific icons and iconography. Icons are unstable, relying on historical and popular points of reference in order to sustain their position as iconic. Through drawing I look to unveil the sensitive relationships between history, popular culture, fiction, non-fiction, and narrative.
