Over the past ten years, my work has centered on creating paintings and installations that examine society’s relentless pursuit of perfection and personal transformation—especially in the worlds of fitness, wellness, and self-help. I incorporate yoga mats, wood, and aluminum alongside traditional painting materials, constructing layered, tactile abstractions that blur the boundaries between fine art and cultural commentary.

These pieces combine parody, nostalgia, and internal pressure, drawing from the synthetic colors and sleek forms of modernist motifs and pop culture. The yoga mat, both flexible and symbolic, shifts between being a material and a metaphor—a stand-in for the body, shaped and manipulated to reflect our aspirations and anxieties. Through carefully collaged surfaces and textures, my work evokes the elite spaces of wellness culture: boutique studios, serene retreats, and curated social media feeds.

Recently, I’ve explored landscapes as a way to depict the imagery of outdoor escapes and aspirational wellness. These stylized environments echo the polished aesthetics of social media—organic shapes interwoven with sleek, synthetic surfaces—offering a meditation on the interplay between the natural and the artificial. The landscapes inhabit a liminal space, balancing conscious observation with subconscious interpretation.

This year marks a shift in my practice, as I begin to disentangle myself from the omnipresent gaze of this series. Returning to earlier techniques like printmaking, sculptural methods, and shaped wood supports, I’ve embraced a lighter, more experimental touch. While my interest in the parody of creeping technology persists, I’m now leaning into more playful, materially adventurous approaches that allow the work to breathe and evolve.

By engaging with the visual language of wellness, technology, and design, my work invites viewers to reflect on the cultural pressures and aspirations that shape our lives—and to question where they might see themselves within these spaces.