I firmly believe that art should challenge its audience. I love the work that possesses a complex nature of different design elements to create a strong presence with a stronger message. I feel that art is one of the best methods of challenging the typical status quo of ideas. I think that at appropriate times, art shouldn’t be straight forward but rather challenge the audience to search for what it means to them. I think it’s good for art to challenge a person’s perception of the world around them and to discover other perceptions or ways of thinking. This is not to say that I think art must always be a statement. I fully support art to be nothing more than a sense of therapeutic relief, a source of fun for the artist or just a way to kill time. I simply believe that when an artist is creating a work of art to send a message or make a statement the artist should never be afraid to push boundaries. I think it is important to know your audience, at the same time I think as the artist you have the final say in what your works says.

 

Most of my recent work usually comes off as dark or macabre. It is in no way a reflection of my personality or behavior. A lot of my work has heavy influences from film and music. I have a lot of fun creating album, record, CD’s and music posters for “Metal” and “Heavy Rock” genres of music. I find that they hold a lot of complex esoteric meanings, themes and designs that goes well with my current art practice. I find that it also holds great practice in the creating of my own dynamic typography and work top better integrate text with image in a well-functioning composition.

 

My work usually explores the duality of beauty and challenges standard or expected social perceptions of what defines beauty. Showing that things considered frightening or unnerving can still be depicted in a beautiful work of art to help someone ponder hard topics and the way they perceive the world around them. A lot of my work will usually challenge an audience’s personal perception of the world. Typically, aspiring to make them see certain topics in a different light than previously understood is what I would consider a victory. But in a much greater sense, making work that typically makes the audience simply ask questions not just about the art but the art itself and the world they inhabit.