Reference Images
Much of my artwork is created in relation to something that already exists in the world. Realizing how important references are to my art practice, my artwork falls loosely into one of three categories:
1) Document - Encountering a referent that, to me, is already complete and resolved in its connotations, I create a serial record of it, often photographically.
2) Re-creation - If a referent has creative potential, but it feels incomplete to me in its current state, I use it as a jumping-off point to recontextualize it into a new artwork.
3) Invention - Though I may draw inspiration from particular referents, for certain projects the outcome is far enough removed from any source that the final artwork becomes unique in its appearance and intent.
To a greater or lesser extent, the images within this ever-growing collection have either played a role in the direction of previous projects, or have the potential to do so in the future.
POLAND. Rzeszow. Housing blocks, repainted.
December 2004.
2007-06-25 DUSSEN - A tripped-out drug user destroyed a complete corn field in an attempt to escape from the police. Police got a call that a 35 year old man was driving circles in a corn field in the village of Dussen in the south of the Netherlands. The man had used cocaine and was driving in circles in his fathers car. Police did everything they could to stop the man from heading for public roads. 4 Police cars were damaged. In the end, the man crashed the car into a ditch and was captured. Date: 25.06.2007
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COMPULSORY CREDIT: UPPA/Photoshot
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The Dora The Explorer float moves through Columbus Circle during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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