T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts. He relocated to
Atlanta, Georgia in 1994 where he received his bachelor’s degree in Painting
and Sculpture from Atlanta College of Art (SCAD) in 1998. His focus was in non-objective, abstract paintings. Newer works deals with definitions which he uses mixed medium, collage, found objects in addition he operates within interior and exterior urban spaces and honor the mundane materials that filter through our
day to day lives.
My new work is driven by definitions of targets. A subject can be defined in many
ways given the environment it is placed, the situation it is in, or the context in
which it is used. I choose a target because it is the object at which efforts are
directed. It places nouns as the aim of attack. Targets can be anything, which
is why I feel the need to define them. Being an artist, I too am a target, since I
represent the art that will be the subject of your criticism.
The new work is process driven. The physical act of shooting the target starts
this process. I’m drawn to opposing things so the controlled randomness of the
bullets traveling through the background sets the perimeters for the procedures.
The gun becomes the first tool for marking or changing the surface of the target
which exploits the notion of where my efforts are directed or the subject of attack.
In addition found objects and mixed medium is added as a way for me to get
the audience involved but letting them create their own conclusion of what they
see in each target. Different pieces have themes that question one’s definition of
what or who a target is or can be.
