Born - 1987 in New Jersey.

My father once told me that anything creative is about asking and answering questions. An artist begins by answering other people’s questions, but as he grows he starts to find the need to develop his own questions because the more beautiful the question, the more beautiful the answer. The work of the artist then becomes that of crafting the most beautiful questions.

My artwork questions the superficiality with which we as individuals construct and package ourselves. Furthermore, it questions our awareness of this superficiality and the layers of construction, evolution, and prioritization that often go unnoticed underneath. I am convinced of a serious societal need for thoughtful and constructive input resulting in transformation on both a personal and systemic level. My art aims to become that locus of contemplation for its viewers.

Recently, the questions I’ve found myself crafting involve how the two bodies I created in college - one very abstract and one more neo-symbolist can be merged. These bodies were the result of contemplating the individual in a rather isolated manner, but what does it look like when layered and complex individuals intersect and society is formed? It’s through this line of questioning that I hope to begin to view and impact culture and society in a broader way.

I take a great deal of inspiration from artists such as Duda Penteado, Fred Folsom, Tom Sandford, Richard Prince, Leonardo Da Vinci, Salvador Dali, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Pousette-Dart, Barnette Newman and Marcel Duchamp, admiring their conceptual vision, intellect, symbolism, wit, and innovation. … Read More