Wall Series
Large-scale, heavier, textured paintings of trompe l'œil, imagined walls. Reflecting on the symbolism of decaying walls like skin, “walling” people out, over the passage of time. These works were featured in Create! Magazine, Issue 15 curated by Paradigm Gallery. Measuring Impact was featured in New York City at Anna Zorina Gallery.
Prints available, plus below select ORIGINALS (all others sold):
Mirage
Billowing
Abandoned
Memories of Messercola
Repercussions
Between Decisions
STATEMENT: “a hiding place”
a/ˈhīdiNG/plās/ — a space of reckoning, a temporary shelter from external threat or danger
We are sheltered in walls in cities and in homes. These walls shield us like a hiding place, providing retreat from the outer world. They can also be subject to invasion, erosion. In this series, I painted reinterpretations of decaying walled facades in a post-industrial landscape from memory and experience. I wanted to explore the histories of human interactions within these walls like transitory records, giving the illusion that walled spaces protect us, when in reality even the sturdiest of walls do not last. I was most interested in the many metaphors implied by walls in relation to vulnerability: “walling something in” protects or conceals, whereas “letting your walls down” exposes truth.