Not unlike the scientific projects I have pursued in a research lab, my artistic endeavors have enabled me to become familiar with a line of inquiry necessitating scrutiny, revision, and creativity. Art, to me, is a documentation of a series of questions and responses. Along the way, something crystalizes, and part of the difficulty with the discipline is discerning when that moment has come. My artistic practice initially took on the form of therapy, giving me space to have conversations that became essential to creating more productive narratives about myself and the world around me. As I’ve transitioned into an academic setting, my practice has evolved alongside techniques that allow me to comment more meaningfully on my experiences and struggles. I see my artistic explorations as a lifelong journey that will better inform the way I approach my future career in research.
The following is a selection of works created during my time at the University of Chicago as an undergraduate student in visual arts. Through an array of different mediums spanning dimensions and subjects, I explore images of the human body in ways that ask the viewer to bring notice to the preconcieved associations and expectations with which they consume the work. I have grown to express myself primarily through sculpture, taking particular interest in plaster as a method of capturing organic silhouettes through impressionist means, and re-contextualizing them outside of their original space. My current body of work focuses on the way the human body takes up space, the narratives different silhouettes create, and questions how a digital space fits into this realm. What happens at the junction at which the digital and physical meet, and what does this say about the digital interactions we have on a day-to-day basis?
The following is a selection of works created during my time at the University of Chicago as an undergraduate student in visual arts. Through an array of different mediums spanning dimensions and subjects, I explore images of the human body in ways that ask the viewer to bring notice to the preconcieved associations and expectations with which they consume the work. I have grown to express myself primarily through sculpture, taking particular interest in plaster as a method of capturing organic silhouettes through impressionist means, and re-contextualizing them outside of their original space. My current body of work focuses on the way the human body takes up space, the narratives different silhouettes create, and questions how a digital space fits into this realm. What happens at the junction at which the digital and physical meet, and what does this say about the digital interactions we have on a day-to-day basis?
Prints
Charcoal/Ink/Oil
B&W Photography
Digital Projects
Sculpture