Artist Statement

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In my paintings, figures emerge, dissolve, and sometimes nearly disappear into their surroundings. Faces become obscured, bodies fragment, and the boundaries between the figure and its environment begin to blur. I am interested in this tension between presence and disappearance, and in how our experiences, relationships, and social expectations gradually shape and transform who we are.

Color plays a central role in my work. I use intense, often contrasting colors to create emotional tension, while layers of paint build surfaces that carry traces of their own transformation. Working primarily in oil, I scrape, obscure, and partially erase what I have painted, allowing earlier marks to remain visible beneath new interventions.

My process involves a constant dialogue between intention and discovery. I often begin with an image or an idea, but the painting changes as I work. Unexpected marks, gestures, and accidents become part of its development. Rather than seeking complete control, I allow the work to evolve, responding to what emerges on the surface.

For me, these layers are more than a formal element. They reflect the way identity develops through accumulation, adaptation, and change. What we experience does not simply disappear; it becomes part of us, sometimes visible, sometimes concealed, continuing to influence who we become.

Through painting, I explore what remains of ourselves as we change, and how the environments we inhabit become inseparable from who we are.Color plays a central role in my work. I use intense, often contrasting colors to create emotional tension, while layers of paint build surfaces that carry traces of their own transformation. Working primarily in oil, I scrape, obscure, and partially erase what I have painted, allowing earlier marks to remain visible beneath new interventions.

My process involves a constant dialogue between intention and discovery. I often begin with an image or an idea, but the painting changes as I work. Unexpected marks, gestures, and accidents become part of its development. Rather than seeking complete control, I allow the work to evolve, responding to what emerges on the surface.

For me, these layers are more than a formal element. They reflect the way identity develops through accumulation, adaptation, and change. What we experience does not simply disappear; it becomes part of us, sometimes visible, sometimes concealed, continuing to influence who we become.

Through painting, I explore what remains of ourselves as we change, and how the environments we inhabit become inseparable from who we are.