The title “Other Worlds” refers to a creative process I experience and to what I see in my paintings with that title. I was inspired by the author Orhan Pamuk’s words, “Other worlds are the best consolations,” in reference to his way of living and writing. His observation perfectly describes my internal formation of a creative kernel, which is akin to watching, in my mind, fleeting images of color and film fragments of an unexplored world.
A work of art, for me, can feel immensely satisfying to simply “be” with; it creates its own contained world. Simultaneously, that artwork can invoke real and imagined worlds, forging spaces of possibility.
OTHER WORLDS V
oil, raw silk, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
20in x 20in x 2in
2014
$1,800
OTHER WORLDS VI
acrylic, molding paste
on cotton canvas with painted edges
60in x 48in x 1in
2014
$5,000
OTHER WORLDS VII
oil, acrylic, metallic leaf
on cotton canvas with painted edges
60in x 36in x 1.375in
2017
$4,200
OTHER WORLDS VIII
acrylic, glass beads, metallic leaf, colored pencil
on linen canvas with painted edges
60in x 40in x 2.5 in
2018
$4,800
OTHER WORLDS IX
acrylic, glass beads, resin sand,
black lava, metallic leaf
on linen canvas with painted edges
40in x 50in x 2.5in
2018
$4,200
OTHER WORLDS X
acrylic, glass beads, metallic leaf
on linen canvas with painted edges
40in x 40in x 2.5in + 40in x 40in x 2.5in (2 panels)
this painting works in all directions
2018
$5,900
OTHER WORLDS XI
acrylic, ceramic stucco, metallic leaf
on linen canvas with painted edges
40in x 50in x 2.5in
this painting works in multiple directions
2018
$4,200
