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I make lines inspired by writing and music – specifically, the sequence of moments and beginning-middle-end structure. On the canvas, my challenge has been to integrate the line with the background – the figure with the ground. I’m interested in the metaphysical issues that arise from this challenge.
In Camping, Ending and Glow, I sanded the canvas to reveal underlying layers, so line and background appear to derive from the same molecules. In We Forget We Don't Know Where We Are, the ground asserts itself with the same expressiveness as the line. In Permanent, the figure appears backlit by sunlight.
The act of integration feels like art imitating life — the ground analogous to the infinite and the figure analogous to my immediate actions and finiteness.
