"Readymade" Objects collected and curated into installations that echo consumer desire.
I am attracted to kitsch, and consumer objects, and I am fascinated by the context and psychology of how certain items become desired and will eventually become lasting artifacts that epitomize a time period. As a result, I spend hours mining, collecting, curating, hacking, and manipulating these items.
I aim to chip away at their sentimental, saccharine façades and investigate how these objects reflect a historical lineage of entrenched notions of gender and power hierarchies that lead to objectification of and violence against women.
My artistic method has therefore become a process of collecting and amassing images and objects; curated into maximalist arrangements that mirror cultural affectations and mimic the latent values embedded within the objects.
I aim to chip away at their sentimental, saccharine façades and investigate how these objects reflect a historical lineage of entrenched notions of gender and power hierarchies that lead to objectification of and violence against women.
My artistic method has therefore become a process of collecting and amassing images and objects; curated into maximalist arrangements that mirror cultural affectations and mimic the latent values embedded within the objects.
The Gaze: (Odalisque), 2023
Installation of found objects (frame with faux gold leaf, Giclee print of image made with Artificial intelligence, miniature faux taxidermy cat and dogs, doll furniture, carpet).
Approx. 28” High x 36” wide x 24” deep
Approx. 28” High x 36” wide x 24” deep
The Gaze (Encircled), 2023
Installation of found objects (vintage plaster sculptures, rotating turntable, crocheted doily).
Approx. 10” High x 20” wide x 20” deep
Approx. 10” High x 20” wide x 20” deep
#Phallocentrism Series:
Narcissus, 2023
Installation with mirrored pedestals, lotion pumps, cocoa butter lotion, faux gold leaf on frames, wood tables, printed images of lighthouses, found lighthouse candles, found mirrors, bronzed baby shoes, crystal balls, faux gold puti, shag rug.
Approx. 9’High x 8’ wide x 5’ deep
Approx. 9’High x 8’ wide x 5’ deep
Cyclical Thinking, 2022 version
Found objects (obelisks, candle stands, porcelain ladies, mirrors with faux gold leaf, lace table runner, motorized turntable, pedestals).
16” W x 88” D x 57” H
16” W x 88” D x 57” H
Napoleon Complex, 2021
Installation with found shelves, wood rulers, and found lighthouse objects:
Vintage salt shakers, thermometers, clock, mirror, snow globe, keychains, ceramic tray, lamp)
Dimensions variable (approximately 8' H x 7' W x 1' D)
Vintage salt shakers, thermometers, clock, mirror, snow globe, keychains, ceramic tray, lamp)
Dimensions variable (approximately 8' H x 7' W x 1' D)
