Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Digital Manipulation
61 cm x 91.5 cm
September 2014
Exhibition Statement: The influence of this piece comes from a retro style Swedish Fish advertisement
series titled "A Friend You Can Eat", hence the title of this digital collage. The intentions of this piece are
more personal in nature and communicate a story about who I am and who I am willing to become.
Working with Photoshop to create clean, crisp edges and vibrant colours, this piece truly creates
something personal out of a normally impersonal, minimalist style.
Self-Portrait
Ink On Paper
35 cm x 12.5 cm
October 2014
Exhibition Statement: The influence of this piece is Frank Auerbach's own self-portrait, titled "Frank
Auerbach". This work was meant to be personal while still managing to emulate the ideas and techniques
of the original artist of inspiration. The intention of this work was to show chaos simply while also
placing an emphasis on contrast and the differences between black and white or colour. The process of
drypoint printing achieves a more intense level of focus on detail, which allows room for more shading
and highlights, an important consideration when attempting portraiture.
Bracken Crown
Mixed Media
81.3 cm x 66 cm
February 2015
Exhibition Statement: The influence of this piece comes from the wire sculptures of Alexander Calder,
and more specifically, Calder's "Medusa". One intention of this piece is to show the contrast between
nature and industrial, while at the same time presenting a clear connection between the two. Rather than
a strong connection to an artist or a cultural aspect, "Bracken Crown" is more of a focus on the subject
matter itself, and bringing that subject down to its barest form.
Dog's Blood
Chalk Pastel and Canvas Board
50.8cm x 40.64 cm
October 2015
Exhibition Statement: The influence of this piece comes from Michelangelo's The Creation Of Adam,
as seen in the placement of the two subjects, both the dog and the outstretched hand. The statement of this
piece attempts to convey the idea of gender inequality and the fact that it can be overcome. Through the
use of chalk pastel on a canvas board, the piece gains a temporary feeling, and therefore, implies that
gender inequality will be overcome.
Blood Eagle
Digital Manipulation and Ink
22.9 cm x 30.5 cm
October 2015
Exhibition Statement: The influence of this piece is from the late Mannerist artist, Jacques Ballanges ink
drawings that have a strong emphasis on elegance and expressiveness through the positioning of a figure.
Culturally, the actual act of the blood eagle originates back to the Orkneyinga Saga which details the
process of cutting the lungs out of a persons back as a sacrifice to the Norse All-Father, Odin. The
execution style of the blood eagle is also associated with the Norse heaven, Valhalla, hence the vibrant
background image. Like Ballanges ink drawings, the use of ink creates a smooth composition as well as
drawing focus to the human form.