BFA

The pictures and pieces I create are necessary to be able to explain myself. Words aren’t enough to fully show the way an emotion or a situation makes me feel. Words seem to always fall short or just be hidden on the tip of my tongue. Words are forgetful. Because my art is so connected to the inner workings of my mind, much of it is left unexplained to the viewer. This sense of mystery becomes intriguing to the viewer and they start to form their own explanations for it. They apply my pictures to their own lives. The viewers may realize that a picture I’ve made perfectly describes an experience in their own lives, even if it is completely different experience than the one that originally inspired the piece. That’s what I want to happen. I don’t want people to see my work from my eyes, but from their own. I make my art as an expression of my thoughts and experiences, as a way to sort out my thoughts and help me through situations. I want it to do the same thing for the viewer. I want my art to be so relatable that each person who comes across it can make his or her own personal connection to the work. I want the viewers to be able to feel like its their own, that every piece was made especially for them and is about their lives, instead of being about my life. The actual process of making my art is for me, but once my work is finished I want it to be for someone else.