‘But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law’

A series of paintings inspired by Zoe.

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This series was created through April 2020 during the initial weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown. The artist reflects on his return to London from Capitola Village, CA, over a six month period from October 2019 to March 2020 — one of the darkest but most enlightening periods so far in the artist’s adult life.

Each painting explores the experiences and clear visualisations of Planes of Existence within Space Time; how everything appears flat, constructed through infinite Layers of Separation; within a web which bends back on itself. The artist examines the sudden formation of fractures within the psyche and continues to express the process of repair through friendship. Specifically the idea of a blessing, communicated by poet David Whyte in his talk A Great Invitation: The Path of Risk and Revelation. How the arrival of a blessing is an invitation to join the story again; to open up to powers that are larger than yourself. And how one can be healed out of imprisonment by accepting a blessing. A friend who is a constant blessing in and of themselves; helping in visible and invisible ways; who is able to walk with you, as a companion, even if they are on the other side of the World.

This series was inspired by the artist’s friend and coach Annie Sakamoto who remains a constant blessing through Space Time.

Outside influences have been provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion and Dorothea Tanning’s exhibition at Tate Modern, both which took place in London 2019; as well as topics discussed by writer and speaker Alan Watts, Donald Hoffman author of ‘The Case Against Reality’ and the aforementioned poet David Whyte. All works were created while listening to Chaconne in D Minor by J. S. Bach; played by Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin.

Artwork is based on images from a high end fashion magazine, created in watercolor, using a limited palette. Specifically colours used to mix Black — even in the darkest hour there is always colour hidden, waiting for the perfect moment to emerge out of the shadows. Influenced by the paintings of Andre Lhote, the artist’s focus was to further develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and dear friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Works from this series were created over the Summer of 2019 while living in Capitola Village, California. Inspired by the artist’s friends, art director and curator Suzie Quill, fellow artist and contemporary Annie Terrazzo; and coach, CrossFit Games athlete Annie Sakamoto.

The series deals with the process of repair, while exploring ideas related to consciousness and awareness. Outside influences were provided by the artist Kader Attia’s exhibition The Museum of Emotion which took place at the Hayward Gallery, London 2019, and topics discussed by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris in his writings and podcasts.

Each piece is based on images from high end fashion magazines, created in watercolour, using a limited palette. The artist’s focus was to develop techniques in colour harmony taught to him by his contemporary and friend Rebecca Boyd Allen during his stay in London during the Spring of 2019.

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Work listed here forms part of a series which focuses solely on the British super-model, icon and muse that is Kate Moss. The series was created during May 2015. It consists predominantly of Thread Drawings with select pieces created as Line Drawings and Syringe Paintings. All works are based on images of Kate from the Playboy Magazine 60th Edition photo shoot. Each work examines the human condition, dissecting the psychical personality while encompassing aspects of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud.

These concepts are communicated through ‘breaking' and 'reforming' the image(s), using geometric shapes (and pixilated images) in combination with the straight and diagonal lines formed by sewing thread onto paper. Each piece embraces the idea of deconstruction and the spiritual importance of the line as explored by Dutch avant-garde, constructivist Theo van Doesburg while the style of abstraction termed ‘painterly architectonics’, developed by Russian Cubo-Furturist Lyubov Popova, is clearly visible. The colour palette for this series was inspired by the Playboy brand and from specific images in the 60th Edition issue combined with 24kt gold leaf.

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The series of work presented below forms one part of four related series of work created during the first half of 2015 and focuses solely on the British super-model, icon and muse that is Kate Moss. Using found images from her Vogue Paris April 2008 and October 2009 photo shoots in combination with images going as far back as 1993, each work examines the human condition, dissecting the psychical personality while encompassing aspects of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud.

These concepts are communicated through ‘breaking’ and ‘reforming’ the image(s), using regularly shaped blocks (and pixilated images) in combination with the straight and diagonal lines formed by sewing thread onto paper. Each piece embraces the idea of deconstruction and the spiritual importance of the line as explored by Dutch avant-garde, constructivist Theo van Doesburg. The colourpalette for this series was inititally inspired by the British luxury fashion house Burberry.

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The series of work presented below forms one part of four related series of work created during the first half of 2015 and focuses solely on the British super-model, icon and muse that is Kate Moss. Using found images from her Vogue Paris April 2008 and October 2009 photo shoots in combination with images going as far back as 1993, each work examines the human condition, dissecting the psychical personality while encompassing aspects of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud.

These concepts are communicated through ‘breaking’ and ‘reforming’ the image(s), using regularly shaped blocks (and pixilated images) in combination with the straight and diagonal lines formed by sewing thread onto paper. Each piece embraces the idea of deconstruction and the spiritual importance of the line as explored by Dutch avant-garde, constructivist Theo van Doesburg. The colourpalette for this series was inititally inspired by the British luxury fashion house Burberry.

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The series of work presented was created during the first half of 2015 and focuses solely on the Czech adult film icon and muse Silvia Saint (Silvie Tomčalová). Each work examines the human condition, dissecting the psychical personality while encompassing aspects of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud.

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The pieces presented below form part of a body of work produced throughou 2014 inspired by Freud’s  structural model of the human mind, which Freud suggested is made up of three interconnecting entities, the id, the ego and the super-ego. Each work focuses on the outside restrictions imposed on us by the external authority from childhood, while exploring aspects of narcissism and the life and death drives as discussed by Freud, through imagery depicting fashion and art icons, himself as a child, his family and abstractions of the human form.

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The study presented below continues to explore ideas of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud. Each piece focuses on the conflict between ego-libido and object-libido, how one can consume the other. The work examines the state of being in love '…which presents itself to us as an abandonment by the individual of his own personality in favour of an object-cathexis…' and how through the intervention of object-cathexis the state of narcissism becomes visible as two parts — sexual energy and the energy of the ego drives. 

References

Freud, S. (2003) Beyond the Pleasure Principle and Other Writings. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin Books

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The study presented below explores ideas of narcissism, gender and the life and death drives, as discussed by Freud. Each piece focuses on the conflict between ego-libido and object-libido, how one can consume the other. The work examines the state of being in love '…which presents itself to us as an abandonment by the individual of his own personality in favour of an object-cathexis…' and how through the intervention of object-cathexis the state of narcissism becomes visible as two parts — sexual energy and the energy of the ego drives. 

References

Freud, S. (2003) Beyond the Pleasure Principle and Other Writings. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin Books

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The pieces presented below form part of a body of work produced throughou 2014 inspired by Freud’s  structural model of the human mind, which Freud suggested is made up of three interconnecting entities, the id, the ego and the super-ego. Each work focuses on the outside restrictions imposed on us by the external authority from childhood, while exploring aspects of narcissism and the life and death drives as discussed by Freud, through imagery depicting fashion and art icons, himself as a child, his family and abstractions of the human form.

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The pieces presented below form part of a body of work produced throughou 2014 inspired by Freud’s  structural model of the human mind, which Freud suggested is made up of three interconnecting entities, the id, the ego and the super-ego. Each work focuses on the outside restrictions imposed on us by the external authority from childhood, while exploring aspects of narcissism and the life and death drives as discussed by Freud, through imagery depicting fashion and art icons, himself as a child, his family and abstractions of the human form.

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The pieces presented below form part of a body of work produced throughou 2014 inspired by Freud’s  structural model of the human mind, which Freud suggested is made up of three interconnecting entities, the id, the ego and the super-ego. Each work focuses on the outside restrictions imposed on us by the external authority from childhood, while exploring aspects of narcissism and the life and death drives as discussed by Freud, through imagery depicting fashion and art icons, himself as a child, his family and abstractions of the human form.

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