Biography
Statement
The use of hybrid forms and diverse elements in my work alludes to notions of difference, multiplicity and fragmentation. I use aspects and items of the everyday in my work and incorporate influences from the domestic landscape for example, fashion, advertising, interior décor, items which reveal fragments of encoded histories. I usually choose materials in many ways for my paintings and installations, predetermined or sometimes by chance. I use found objects from second hand markets and items that I have collected over many years from various locations and family members. These objects and materials are interwoven with memory and contain emotional residues of time and history. Colour is a very important aspect of my work. I use colours that are part of contemporary culture eg, fashion prints wallpaper and advertising billboards. I also appropriate colours from art history eg, pop art and op art and incorporate then into my work. My work has an immediate visual impact which invites the viewer to engage in a dialogue with art history and contemporary art practice.
