A Statement

My work shows that mundane situations and objects can be taken out of their original context and reflected upon in a different way than what was originally experienced. I like to take video of ordinary situations and then edit in a way that allows the viewer to reflect upon the potential meanings that may have been missed during the original experience. I use my art as a way to glean new outlooks and a broader understanding of life and relationships through fragments of life captured on video.

A Statement

m an artist because I have to think, see, do, sense, feel. Making and experiencing art erases the Cartesian mind-body split because it requires me to engage myself holistically -- mind-body-spirit. Instead of accepting the status quo, being in the work-eat-sleep routine, I get to enjoy what I do and do something bigger than myself, connect with other people, do the unexpected. "Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" (Mary Oliver)

A Statement

Everything I make is in the interest of telling a story. Even if I don't really know what exactly the story is, everything becomes just that much more interesting if you feel that there's something deeper to it. Who is that guy? Why is he standing there? What's he thinking about? And if the viewer of the artwork is able to feel that there is a story just by looking, that much the better. Even if what I'm thinking about is completely different than what they are thinking about. In fact, I like it better when the viewer is able to come up with their own story, because theirs is probably more interesting and/or meaningful to them than anything I tell them, because they can bring their own memories and experiences to the work, whereas I can only bring in my own. If thirty different people view my work and come up with thirty different stories, then I feel like I've accomplished something significant.

A Statement

I would like to answer the following question once and for all: "Am I an artist?" I can do artistic things: I can visualize what I want a piece of art I'm making to look like and/or sound like, and then follow that vision to its end...but is that truly art? Or is it merely attempts at art by someone who may lack true artistic vision, and tries to compensate with intellect...even though it takes more than intellect to create "true" art?

A Statement

I’m primarily a prose writer. I traffic in both fiction and creative nonfiction, although I consider the line between the two genres blurry (at the very least). My main artistic goal is to entertain as many people as I can. If, in the process of trying to create an entertaining piece of art, I manage to say something fresh about what it is to be human (or I manage to say something that’s been said before, but in a fresh way), all the better. But I believe that art that fails to engage its audience at first glance or upon first read will lose a large percentage of that audience right off the bat. I strive to create accessible art—art that falls into the realm of popular culture.

A Statement

#1: As a musician a music educator, I have always hoped that my students
will see my passion and love of music every day in class. By demanding
artistic excellence, I hope my students develop an appreciation of music as
an art form and become more discerning listeners as they become adults.

#2: I am an artist. I have a NEED to create. The creative process is as
important to me as air is to breathing. It is almost an obsession. Should
an inspiration hit me, I must fulfill or complete the project until it is
done - almost at the exclusion of everything else. This is not something I
choose. I HAVE to complete it. Only another artist can understand this
desire. Non-artists just don't get it.

A Statement

I am a young video artist whose work emphasizes the multiplicity of the psyche as individuals voluntarily put arbitrary pressure and stress on themselves. My hope is to initiate discussion on social standards and how different individuals interpret them. I am interested in showing the contrast between inward feelings and outward expressions.

Through my art, I hope to present ambiguously relatable situations to an audience and have them examine those situations in a way that makes them question the importance of what otherwise would be considered common behavior.
Ideally, the audience’s experience, whether enjoyed or despised, will not be fleeting, but rather an experience that lingers long enough to at least strike up a conversation about the human condition.

A Statement

Like many others, I cannot describe what my art means. I know I enjoy constantly being creative and turning everyday events into a different story in my head. I’ve always found it difficult to analyze what someone else’s artwork it trying to portray, but when it boils down to it, that remains the best part. Whether it is big or small, abstract or plain as day, everyone will generally take something different from it. I want my art, like all art, to mean something different to every individual. I make art because it is the best way to express myself and keep my brain in a constant state of creativity.