Sunday, March 20, 2011

James' statement




I am full of color yet as transparent as glass; loud and obnoxious yet quiet and humble. My work is vulnerable and revealing, yet secretive and emotionless.
Recent inspiration is derived from the aesthetics of the out of focus areas of photography, or bokeh. They are not random but they are not entirely predictable. The mind’s ability to recognize a space without discernible landmarks is what drives my most recent works. We each may see the same imagery, yet each sees it differently by associating it with images from our memory. Therefore the actual location is left ambiguous as the viewer substitutes in their own recognizable locations.