Painted Environments
Valley Pastorale
​Oil paint on metal window, polyester flag, scrap wood, vinyl:
(Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony," Vivaldi's "Four Seasons").
92 x 89 x 8 Inches. 2020.
Cooling
Discarded plywood, wool coat, reflective mylar, wire, paint stretchers, acrylic, oil, spray paints.
36 x 36 x 87 inches. 2020
Stretched over a window frame, a flag from 2019's Global Climate Strike in Ithaca, NY serves as the canvas for a summertime scene in the valley where I grew up. Two hanging vinyl records complete the protest logo’s bullseye: Beethoven’s "Pastoral Symphony" and Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons." All four sides of the records are painted with reversible, spinnable scenes: fantastical forests in dramatic weather, the remains of the Hiroshima dome, and outlines of sparse buildings from above. ​
Inspired by themes and imagery from Michelangelo Antonioni's 1964 film, "Red Desert," this sculptural painting reflects alienation, entrapment, dreams, and industrial degradation through selective materiality.