Art was my refuge from the start. It’s how I decode life’s chaos and synthesize trauma and hope into a shared, resilient vision.
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I love the friction of the flat surface. That limitation forces the mind to act like a psychic hologram, projecting emotion where it doesn’t physically exist. I try to create work that sits in the tension between realism and contemporary surrealism. I’m after the "deep impression", the residue of family, faith, and lived experience. By using Judeo-Christian motifs and speculative fiction, I bridge the physical and spiritual. Here, vulnerability is the engine for shared insight.
Where do you find inspiration?Inspiration always starts with something lived-an experience I then push through imaginative inquiry. It's a trajectory that began with 1980s Marvel comics in Kingston and evolved into postmodern philosophy. I try to find the most potent material in the "Secularum," looking at how time and memory weigh on our domestic lives. I'm driven by the challenge of painting the invisible-spirit, memory, desire-with the same clarity as the physical world. I'm always seeking to bridge my Kingston roots with
What would you do with $25,000?This award would give me the literal and metaphorical room to let the work breathe. I’m trying to bridge the gap between studio painting and public murals, but my "Secularum" series has a psychological weight that needs a massive scale to be felt. Securing a dedicated production space would remove the financial handbrake on museum-grade work. Lastly, the support and exposure bring me one step closer to my goal of being a full-time artist allowing me to finally share my vision of hope world.
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