'Prometheus', 2024

Chalk and charcoal, 82 x 61 cm

This is a personal piece about how I would like to die.

Inspired by Camus's Sisyphus analogy, as well as the myth of Prometheus (a distinctively immortal being), I assume the physical death of a Promethean figure and offer the embodiment of his infinite tortures as his newfound purpose: to nurture a bird family. He will metamorphose alongside the continual assimilation of this bird family into even the deepest factions of nature, and in this way--especially with change being one of the most cogent indications of alive-ness we recognize--he lives on forever. It is my hope that his spirit, though tormented, can find peace in the act of fostering new forms of life for centuries to come.

'A Fate', 2023

Chalk and charcoal, 50 x 60 cm

Inspired by the masterpieces of Vermeer, 'A Fate' is a piece that pulls inspiration from the unexpected human-like fallibility of Greek mythological heroes and divinities, and applies it to a sister among the infamous Moirai of European polytheism in a manner reflective of the Dutch Golden Age. We catch a glimpse into the innocuous aspects of a world recognized for its bizarre supernaturalism: a single Fate of three—a motif known primarily for their grand responsibility over the experiences, conditions, and timelines of mortal individuals—is tangled up in her string of life, which itself is a fate we mortals can strongly relate to. In this way, the viewer finds solace in the imperfections of an otherwise untouchable being, and is thus brought closer to the ethereal.

Untitled (Cast iii, 'Bebådelsen'), 2024

Oil on linen, 47 x 90 cm

Grisaille/Brunaille painting of a cast reproduction of 'Bebådelsen' (a.k.a. 'The Annunciation') sculpted by Swedish artist Sigrid Blomberg in 1899.

Matilda, 2024

Oil on linen, 45 x 67 cm

An academic painting of a nude young woman made using the Zorn palette.