VANITY FAIR UK • DECEMBER 2020
Look for my piece Timbre 711 in Vanity Fair UK’s December issue. I’m thrilled to appear in a magazine with such a rich tradition as a tastemaker and honored to appear alongside the other very talented artists in the featurette.
SERIES IN PROGRESS: BONDS
For this ongoing series, I am exploring human connection through figure / ground relationships. A swirling, varied background field of color is punctuated by raw graphite lines. Atop those elements, shapes dance in an interplay of color and position. The positive / negative relationships between those shapes and their interaction with the painting’s background are an exploration of the shifting, often impermanent nature of human bonds. For a listen to my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to Jambinai’s stunning composition, “Time of Extinction.”
Bonds 552
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Bonds 286
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SERIES IN PROGRESS: TIMBRE
For this ongoing series, I am charting new territory. It explores identity through improvisation. It’s an attempt to express the ID, the primal creative sense, blending form, color, contrast and movement to reveal the intangible. For a listen to my musical mindset for this work, turn up Steven Wilson’s genius improv turn in “No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun.”
Timbre 151
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Timbre 812
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Timbre 331
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Timbre 548
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Timbre 900
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Timbre 711
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Timbre 929
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Timbre 892
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SERIES: ALPHANUMERIC: SEMIOSIS
For this series, I further explored the themes touched upon in the “Alphanumeric” canvases. Themes of bringing together the designer and the artist in me… The dichotomy of my two creative sides, in unity and the third layer of meaning and energy that unity brings. It’s an embodiment of the idea of “SEMIOSIS,” the process of imbuing language with meaning. The interplay of the letterforms with the deep space of color, movement and shape drives this concept home. For a listen to my musical mindset for this work, turn up the sounds of the great Thomas Fonnesbaek and Justin Kauflin colab on the very apropos “Semiosis.”
Alphanumeric: Semiosis 58Y
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Alphanumeric: Semiosis 75R
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Alphanumeric: Semiosis 73S4
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Alphanumeric: Semiosis QG
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Alphanumeric: Semiosis C29
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Alphanumeric: Semiosis 4HE
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SERIES: ALPHANUMERIC
This series unites the two sides of my artistic heart — the fine artist and the designer. A grid of color and line define the compositions, suggesting landscapes or architectural shapes. That grid is both broken and underscored by gestural flourish, building texture and emotion. Hand-painted characters suggest additional meaning. For a peek at my musical mindset for this work, turn up the legendary Redman, Mehldau, McBride and Blade colab on “Right Back Round Again.”
Alphanumeric 9
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Alphanumeric E4
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Alphanumeric 6B7
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Alphanumeric 2
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Alphanumeric P3J
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Alphanumeric N3
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Alphanumeric 4X
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Alphanumeric 5
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Alphanumeric 8
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SERIES: CURRENTS
I wanted to take another step with the work I started with the “ECHOES” series, exploring further the concept of “letting go.” With these, I was playing with organic flow. This was also my attempt to address the COVID pandemic as it surges to ever-higher numbers here in Texas, where I live and work as an artist. Colors, like life and loss, swirl over the canvas surface, finding new ways to flourish. For a view into my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to Noel Harrison performing Michel Legrand and Alan Bergman’s swirling classic The Windmills of Your Mind.
Currents 766
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Currents 446
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Currents 883
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Currents 126
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Currents 324
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Currents 109
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SERIES: ECHOES
This is about overcoming the urge to control. The canvases reveal themselves to the viewer through layer upon layer of color, line and gesture. The process worked the same way. It gives them an ethereal and airy, yet dynamic and active quality. I love these for what they taught me as they unfolded. For a peek at my musical frame of mind for this work, give a listen to the drop-dead gorgeous “Lonely as a Mother” from Haley.
Echoes 295
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Echoes 330
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Echoes 992
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Echoes 777
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Echoes 828
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SERIES: MAPS FOR THE MEN OF FUTURE CITIES
Structure and layout is the basis for this series. Major linear notes create the central “bones” for each canvas. Gestural lines then break that grid, creating the beginnings of rhythm. That sense is then underscored with bold color fields, suggesting the political, socioeconomic and tribal lines of undiscovered cities. For a look at my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to “Parsec” from the legendary French retro-futurists Stereolab.
Maps for the Men of Future Cities 377
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Maps for the Men of Future Cities 601
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Maps for the Men of Future Cities 884
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Maps for the Men of Future Cities 149
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Maps for the Men of Future Cities 823
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SERIES: ARCHITECTONICS
With “Architectonics,” I am exploring the dance between shape, line and gesture. Lines control, forming boundaries and giving structure. Shapes both underscore and slyly skirt that structure. Gesture breaks it, driving and destroying with exuberance. Color and a strong sense of movement form the world that contains this swaying gambol and unites each composition. For a look at my musical mindset for this work and an aural expression of my process, give a listen to “how do you sleep” from juggernaut explorers artist LCD Soundsystem.
Architectonics 382
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Architectonics 746
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Architectonics 826
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Architectonics 934
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Architectonics 402
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SERIES: THE FOUR ETHERS
The four ethers are: WARMTH (Fire) — Creation and drive, LIGHT (Air) — Illumination and definition, CHEMICAL (Water) — Proportion and harmony, and VITAL (Earth) — Integration and Life. With this series, I’m exploring the nature of each. Except for the large sprayed silver field, I am not using masking on my hard-edged shapes on these canvases, instead relying on hand-painting technique. The interplay of bold, clearly-defined shapes, gestural sweeps of color and overall composition really brings a strong sense of balance and movement. For a peek at my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to “After Bach: Flux” from the great Brad Mehldau.
The Four Ethers :: CHEMICAL
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The Four Ethers :: VITAL
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The Four Ethers :: WARMTH
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The Four Ethers :: LIGHT
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SERIES: THE RATIONAL AND THE MIST
The exchange between the linear and the gestural, so much a part of my work, is here again, but the juxtaposition is made greater through broader, softer color fields and sharper, more precise middle ground shapes topped by sculptural shocks of color and sweeping strokes. I am not using masking on my hard-edged shapes on these, instead relying on hand-painting technique. This brings a range of experiences when viewing the canvases at different ranges and underscores the interplay at the center of this work. Color is a significant part of this exploration as well. A rich mixture of high contrast colors and closely related color values brings further revelation on each viewing. For a glimpse of my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to “Philip Glass: Etude No. 2” as played by Sally Whitwell.
The Rational and The Mist 399
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The Rational and The Mist 419
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The Rational and The Mist 994
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The Rational and The Mist 901
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SERIES: N’AS-TU JAMAIS VU LA PLUIE?
The exchange between the linear and the gestural, so much a part of my work, is here again, but the juxtaposition is made greater through broader, softer color fields and sharper, more precise middle ground shapes topped by sculptural shocks of color and sweeping strokes. I am not using masking on my hard-edged shapes on these, instead relying on hand-painting technique. This brings a range of experiences when viewing the canvases at different ranges and underscores the interplay at the center of this work. Color is a significant part of this exploration as well. A rich mixture of high contrast colors and closely related color values brings further revelation on each viewing. For a glimpse of my musical mindset for this work, give a listen to “Certain Cells” from Kris Davis.
N’as-tu Jamais Vu la Pluie? 201
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N’as-tu Jamais Vu la Pluie? 720
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N’as-tu Jamais Vu la Pluie? 229
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N’as-tu Jamais Vu la Pluie? 133
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SERIES: HARD BOP
A series exploring movement and rhythm. These canvases focus on the interplay of color, texture and sculptural qualities. Central thematics root improvisational flair here. For a musical companion to this work, give a listen to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers early-60s’ “Crisis.”
Hard Bop 645
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Hard Bop 242
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Hard Bop 675
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Hard Bop 781
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Hard Bop 937
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Hard Bop 298
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