“When I had tough times, nothing has comforted me much; only the passage of time helped. I think it could have influenced my work. I think the passage of time restores people.”
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psychotherapy & contemporary arts magazine
“When I had tough times, nothing has comforted me much; only the passage of time helped. I think it could have influenced my work. I think the passage of time restores people.”
Read More“Sometimes I’ll stumble upon an object or a scene and know in that moment that I am going to need to paint it as soon as possible. Other days, I definitely have to dig it up and suck it up…”
Read More“More and more we know that the whole system is not going in the right direction… But sometimes such a serious subject deserves a little derision and humor.”
Read More“I’ve been slowly working on a series focusing on folks reaching enlightenment in Walmart… The subjects are like the Buddhist image of the lotus which rises from muddy dirty waters without a speck of dust adhering to it as it proceeds to bloom pristine.”
Read More“I am always fascinated with how each of us has a subjective view of reality, which is sensed through a biological lens that has evolved over millions of years. The question of, how do we find a sense of objective reality? Also, how much free will do we really have?”
Read More“Once someone shows us care, the idea of being ‘worthless’ is automatically challenged.”
Read More“I’m painfully aware of how elastic our ‘selves’ are… exploring the ‘self’ becomes a paradoxical and ultimately futile journey, like the search for the unicorn.”
Read More“[Vulnerability] is everything to me. Art is my way of communication and where I express my deepest pain and concerns… I can probably be judged and taken apart, but I can’t shy away from topics that create deep emotion.”
Read More“Human imperfection is a prime mover of people’s lives… The world is built upon imperfections. However, imperfections shouldn’t be considered as nature’s errors that should be corrected, but the essence of life that moves it forward.”
Read More“I’m not a massive fan of the idea of “expression” in art. Increasingly, I side with Stravinsky when he said “music [or in this case art] is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all”.
Read More“In being introverts by nature, we find in art a way to communicate our messages to the world. Through art, we discovered we have a place in a world we never really felt we belonged to.”
Read More“Sometimes, seeing the stunning reflection of light in the windshield of a passing car may turn out to be the most beautiful thing that will happen to us in the most unexpected moment. We have to be watchful and keep our eyes wide open.”
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