My work is based on exploring connection between people, environments, identities, and the relationships I continue to cultivate. This foundation guides my desire to contort and expand the traditional frame of portraiture. I use stark contrasts in value, bold compositional choices, and deep, saturated color to emphasize the emotional and conceptual weight of each piece. Iconography appears frequently throughout my practice, functioning as a symbolic thread that supports my ongoing engagement with anatomical forms.
Through this visual language, I navigate my intersectional experience of race, gender, and queerness, examining how these identities interact with each other and with the social and political climate around me. The Black figure is a recurring presence in my work, serving both as a reclamation of space and a challenge to conventional standards of representation. I explore gendered power dynamics through a conceptual, often unsettling lens, that blends with my use of saturated colors and anatomical distortion to disrupt the ideals of patriarchal structures. My art becomes a bridge between myself and the viewer—an invitation to see through my lens while simultaneously integrating their own perspective.
I have intentionally leaned further into this iconographic approach—using imagery that invites pause, contemplation, and personal interpretation.
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