statement
I am the result of two and one half decades of ignorance, uncertainty, expectations, and failures. Physically and spiritually numb to the sex and violence bombarded upon my generation through mass media, my senses have been honed to the common and the trivial. Everyday happenings and banal struggles, although depressing at times, are comforting, reliable companions and represent the focus of my artistic endeavors.
Our collective cultural ephemera document our common struggle while simultaneously framing our perception of it. These ephemera include advertisements, comics, cartoons, toys, games, rides, shows, and attractions. They represent the makeshift communal distraction from fear and uncertainty, and inform the mode in which I work.
The characteristic accessibility through familiarity of these distractions is of prime concern, as I am speaking to a large audience about what I perceive to be a common effort. I consider the fundamental elements of as well as the expectations people have for these distractions and convolute them to create individual works, environments, and situations that reflect my insights into the human predicament.
These insights have most recently been communicated through comics, product lines, and extravaganzas. My work is an attempt at a formal dialogue concerning our plight. Issues of display and distribution are more literally relevant, as the work is not always intended to be housed in neat and tidy frames and galleries. It is to be pedaled with, bargained for, played with, reused, and exhausted.
