There is a massive amount of commercial products used to coat and preserve metal and it is overwhelming but in time I could intuit what color and paint would best work with each shaped design. I used commercial auto body paint and powder coating for surfacing the metal after it was shaped. Paintings could become solid minimal forms or a textured 3- dimensional patterns. I fabricated many tools to shape and pattern each individual piece. It’s a creative world outside of the tradition of oil painting, with its own amazing history and a challenging array of techniques to master. I used sheets of copper, brass, aluminum and steel. “In the recent metal paintings, I emersed myself into the techniques of bending and forming metal. Do I know the ultimate meaning behind my work? The quest would be over if I did.” It’s an obsession that keeps me oriented to the world, to my emotions. I think art work is best when it feels like a temptation. The idea that I shouldn’t make something that contradicts previous work ultimately seduces. My work could be a finely detailed painting or a colossal wooden relief. Paintings and sculpture can be abstract or representational given the subject I’m focused on. Fabric, ceramics, metal, terrazzo, fiberglass and plastic are a few of them and I am always very excited when I can paint with traditional oil on canvas.
This constant change manifests itself in exploring different materials and processes. Starting with a new project, resolving and then quickly inventing another one. “I’m always in a state of perpetual motion.