Self-Portrait

CAD generated drawing, marker, ink, graphite, edited digitally

Artist Statement

Self-Portrait is a steel monument that primarily addresses my own negative feelings of my sexuality and the joking exterior peeling away to show the cold interior; represented by the colorful paint tearing away to reveal the metal beneath. The sculpture has been abstracted from a proper phallus so to increase the ambiguity and the number of possible readings. Self-Portrait would be erected in Las Vegas, thus creating a parallel between my sexuality and the social state of Las Vegas. The piece then becomes a portrait of Vegas as well, also known as "Sin City".

White Box Red Box Black Ball

34" x 34" x 1 3/4"

501 plaster cubes, acrylic paint

The Curious Kinesthetic Creature

Dimensions Variable

Assorted fabric, plastic tubing, elastic bands, sheet metal, yarn.

The major concept of this project was to remove my sight and replace it with a long, seven foot antenna, which I would use to navigate the dance party. I also assumed the persona of a strange creature that was easily fascinated by anything that its antenna could touch, dictating my interactions with others.

Self-Portrait

25 1/2" x 24" x 8"

Steel, scrap, hinges, fishing line, electric motor, masking tape

Experiment #2: Metal-"Harp"

45" x 11" x 6"

Steel, Mig wire

Experiment #1: Wood-"Dislocation"

1 3/4" x 19" x 6 1/4"

Plywood