My
artistic horizons were defined from the start of my vocation. I
knew from very early on that I did not want to be an artist whose
works are used only to adorn or fill empty, space. Through painting
and drawing, I have been able to find myself and communicate spiritually
with others. The Roman author Terencio stated, “I am a man, and
nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to
me". This idea expresses my basic existential preoccupation.
xxxxIn a world of
constant convulsions, I have a human commitment to document what
I see and feel. This puts no subject matter off limits to me. Pain,
loneliness, anger, injustice and hope have often motivated me to
face a blank sheet of paper of canvas. My spirit reacts, twists,
reflects, and finishes doing the essential: expressing itself with
vigor.
I have a commitment to humanity from which arises the subject
of all my drawings and paintings and drawing. I map out for the
casual and often unsuspecting observer a spiritual awakening or
transcendence that might normally be overlooked or go unnoticed.
As an artist it is my intention to provoke. I watch closely for
the viewer’s reflection, surprise, question and ultimately understanding.
