Biblical Art

Biblical and religious themes including good and evil, familial relationships, romance, abuse of power, ostentation, hope, health, aging, and death, and the search for what is true and enduring are all as relevant today as they were 2000 or more years ago.
I think of my work as a visual commentary on the Bible. A written commentary slows the reader. My work similarly slows the viewer so they will see new meanings and not skim over a text too quickly.

The Chakra Series

This seven-piece series symbolically navigates the metaphysical journey from a limited state of awareness, in which the individual is only focused on themself, to an expanded state of compassionate awareness, in which one attains a state of harmony and oneness with all.

My interest in learning more about the chakra system served as the initial impetus for the series. In a number of mystical traditions throughout the world, the chakras represent energy centers which are situated vertically along the spine and located within the subtle body.

Athenian

For more than 30 years visiting my family in Athens, through the same large kitchen window overlooking an expansive metropolis, I've observed a compelling array of ephemera:  nuances of shifting sky, feverishly-flickering lights, and bustling thoroughfares. Anchored by the mythological wonder of the ancient Acropolis, this view enchanted my child mind. Often lost in reverie of milestone journeys to Greece in youth while being raised among two disparate cultures, this vista emerged into a curious duality: intriguing foreign landscape (external) vs comfortably-familiar novelty (inside/safety).

Prints

The Tillmans keep a silkscreen studio in our basement. Printmaking has and will continue to be a part of my studio practice.
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