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2013, Zeitgeist, and Things....

Living in New York seems to have been a game changer in the way I think and make. Everything in studio is rapidly changing... And fast.
The two main bodies of work that I am devoting my time to this semester will be centered on the process of engendering children in this age of technology and sexual freedom. What this consists will undoubtably change in my head, I am sure of that.
This being said... The paintings I am posting today heavily deal with gun control, and the presence of masculinity and femininity in violence today.
I was shocked to read that out of 62 mass shootings in the past 30 years in the United States 61 were done by men. Coupled with the Pentagon's decision to allow women in combat and Governor Cuomo's gun laws I believe that the issue within guntrol and gender are compelling. Hopefully these thoughts function as a springboard for conversation on these works in progress...!
More to come!







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