Thursday, April 30, 2009
About the Portraits
I began my silhouette portraits out of necessity. Fabrication costs and
maxed out studio space from making three dimensional work forced me to find
a simpler, faster and less expensive medium to explore. In the nineties I
was obsessed with daytime talk shows but what I liked the most was the
descriptive text that appeared under a guest like “Amanda was caught
cheating with her pastor” or “Bill fell in love with his refrigerator.” I
began writing similar captions under crude but colorful silhouette
portraits, as they were the easiest things to draw and paint. Since then
the captions and the portraits have become more sophisticated while
retaining their simple appeal.
About Me
I have been creating simple silhouette portraits as fine art since 1993 and after 2005, as commissioned portraits across the U.S. through the home furnishing retailer, Jonathan Adler. My simple and memorable portraits have reinvented and modernized the classic 18th century silhouette by assigning the silhouette a name and a character description. “Bob claims to be normal,” and “Amanda has a fear of buttons,” say it all and reflect the universality of my work.
I have shown in numerous galleries and museums internationally and was included in two Venice Biennale’s. My career spans 20 years, creating work in a range of mediums and materials for clients like the rock group U2, AOL/Bebo, Guess?, John Frieda and Progressive. My signature style is currently a part of store branding for almost twenty
Barney’s Co-op stores across the USA.
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