Artist Statement

My studio practice is inherently multidisciplinary, spanning painting, digital media, sculpture, and ceramics. This approach allows me to explore and challenge cultural narratives surrounding gender, sexuality, identity, and decadence. Through a philosophy of reinvention, my work draws from diverse influences, including Rococo aesthetics, queer club culture, and contemporary internet phenomena, to craft visual languages that blur the boundaries between historical and modern idioms.

In recent years, my fascination with Rococo porcelain has informed a series of paintings and digital compositions incorporating homoerotic imagery into this ornamental style. These works blend technical virtuosity with “NSFW” (Not Safe for Work) themes, transforming the ornate sensibilities of Rococo into contemporary reflections on identity and desire. Miniaturized figures—drawn from gay erotica and depicted in ecstatic poses—are integrated into an intricate, filigreed still-life. Over-the-top, glossy, and indulgent, these compositions explore the parallels between Rococo dandies and today’s gay subculture, underscoring the timeless allure of performance, decadence, and identity.

This exploration of decadence and transformation extends into my ceramic practice. My exhibition, A Veritable Minefield of Useless Information, investigates the societal concept of the “meme,” as first defined by Richard Dawkins in the 1970s. I am interested in how ideas behave in our digital age—traveling, warping, and often accelerating the spread of misinformation. Like a game of telephone, these concepts mutate as they propagate, evolving into distorted forms that can deeply influence culture.

The amorphic, organic shapes of my ceramic works mirror this phenomenon, resembling living entities that grow and cluster, much like crystals, fungi, or modern myths. Their indulgent colors and seductive textures evoke the allure of hearsay, while their precarious forms critique the instability and chaos that arise when ideas are detached from truth. By translating these abstract fables into physical objects, I confront viewers with the unsettling aftermath of misinformation and its impact on our collective psyche.

Across all mediums, my work is driven by a fascination with beauty, chaos, and the interplay between control and excess. By bridging historical ornamentation, queer aesthetics, and contemporary media, I aim to provoke curiosity, challenge perceptions, and highlight the contradictions and complexities of the world we inhabit.