textart

Text Based Art
My text based paintings build upon the theme of myth vs. memory, which has been the focus of
past paintings and sculptures. I have used the process of story telling to introduce the
viewer to my own memory and its conflict with self perpetuated folklore, as it is related to
my development as an artist.
In these paintings, I have literally projected text onto the canvas in an enlarged diary
form. These snippets of personal narrative have been abstracted through color patterns and
text distortion. Despite the scale, visibility and appeal of color, the abstractions are
meant to obstruct. It gets between the audience and the story, much like the way
romanticism, ego and drama tend to taint recollections.