X as Y as Z
I work with
combinations and
mutations of already
existing concepts. These
ideas
aggregate in an environment such as
my
head and my pictures, where they
knock
against one another. For
example, what starts
with the idea of
haircuts as sedimentary rock
can
extend to the concept of timelines.
After I have an idea, I work out how to express
it in a physical or written form given my skills
and resources. I often begin by gathering
images and data. Plotting a graph or
constructing a model to interpret a set of data
is analogous or, in some cases identical, to my
method of producing artwork.
Underlying this process is an understanding
that the kind of material (mental and physical)
I can access is defined by my humble status as
an electrified mass of flesh. My particular
human shape, the shape of my brain, is the
fundamental frame of reference and the first
arbitrary starting point for any definition or
order. Trying to keep perspective on my
perspective defines my attitude toward the
scope of my expression.