“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.”
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psychotherapy & contemporary arts magazine
“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.”
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“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”.
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“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.”
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“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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“Maybe if all my memories were erased, I would be the kind of artist I am? One who spends every day looking at family photographs for evidence of life’s details and trying to close the gap of time.”
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“The very atmosphere that I try to create in my practice – things coming and going, feelings of temporality. That emotion you are feeling in the now that will inevitably pass…”
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“Art truly saved my life; I owe everything to it. Allowing myself to be vulnerable at that time is what kept me alive, I channelled it even in that state. Vulnerability can shift into power.”
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“Working with a human brain was a transformative and emotional experience. The images revealed themselves gradually… and the prints, although taken from a dead cross-section, seemed to expose a consciousness at work.”
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“I think simulation is interesting… simulating materials found in the real world for my art. I suppose it serves as a touchstone to reality, something that lets you ground yourself before getting lost.”
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“It is actually in these moments where one expects infallible heroism I enjoy exploring mistakes or awkwardness.”
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“In the old Hollywood era, the archetype of beauty… was always and in any case linked to their gender identity, which could never be non-binary. That’s one of the reasons I associate my persona with this aesthetic, I find it empowering.”
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“Franz Kline once said to Philip Guston in a conversation “You know what creating really is? To have the capacity to be embarrassed”, which I think is absolutely true. You need that capacity to just keep painting with a reckless abandon…”
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