AUTOPORTRAITS

I stumbled on the word autoportrait, the French term for self portrait, which I now use to refer to my portraiture work. This definition applies to my self portraits as they are only loosely based on my physical image and are more an internal or private likeness. The “auto” in autoportrait suggests the process of automatic drawing which speaks to my gestural approach in these compositions. Working from the unconscious and taking risks with materials support this notion. This series serves as an outlet for an unrefined look at myself. I’m after a direct, honest inner portrayal without an obligation to render an exact likeness.

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Feeling Munchish

Feeling Munchish

$400.00

2022

Acrylic, Latex and Sawdust on Yupo

20” x 26”

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Unframed. Free Shipping in the US. Can be viewed at thearthouse.us

The title refers to Edvard Munch, an early influence of mine. I took a painting with collaged sawdust depicting a wooden door from 2016-17 with the intention of reworking it. Since I felt it still held up, I chose not to whitewash it. I turned it on its side and used the door imagery as structure for explosive mark-making on a textured surface. The subject is the inner mechanization of a self-portrait. The viewer may see a face or two, but this is a painting of inner struggle.