2018. 8 X 7 X 6". CAST BRONZE AND SLATE. (direct burn-out, of snow cone cups.)
An exploration of the beauty in deterioration.
2016, 83 x 43 x 8.5", Rubylith.
This work analyzes the fascination and euphoric nature of self-mutilation, more specifically the notion of cutting. From a psychological analysis and standpoint, self-harm is widely regarded as a notoriously fascinating subject. Individuals turn to the coping method of self-harming for a numerous amount of reasons, and every case is unique to its person. The amount of persons who have explored and attempted various methods of self-harm is remarkable. Personally, my journey and battle with self-harm associates specifically with the captivating allure and neurological pleasure of witnessing a cascading red running down my body and out of my skin. I explain this in a non-glorifying sense, and rather as a personal psychological analysis of an own past obsession and addiction.
2016. 8 x 7 x7', Snow cone cups, hot glue, wire.
A sculpture embodying the reality that our bodies are shelters within themselves as they protect us and keep threats, physical and mental, away. The more we are misguided and injured by these foreign invaders, the more we are forced to build up a metaphorical wall around us. We do this obsessively throughout the course of life endearments and tragedies, until we finally find we are consumed within ourselves and isolated within our own minds.
2014, 23 x 11 x 5", Ceramic and rope.
This sculpture investigates a power struggle that will always exist in our social demographics, specifically the eternally flawed human nature for dominance and control over one another. Though easy to correlate with race and ethnicity, this piece speaks to humanity’s unfaltering narcissism and egotism, while also depicting the metaphorical forces of light and dark that will always be at a constant battle and parallel.