Santa Monica Sign
2020
Acrylic, Gloss, Matte Medium on Canvas
59.5 x 80.25 in
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Model, Studies, Progress Photos, & Description
A painting idea sparked by a photograph I took back in 2017 of a homeless person sleeping under the glow of neon Santa Monica sign located on the California Incline (connecting the Pacific Coast Highway to the city of Santa Monica). The intense and powerful sight that can evoke many takeaways of societal, governmental, and economic actions that left this sight, and many more, presented in front of me during my time in California. Years later I return to the photograph to poke and prod at the societal problem of homelessness in extremely affluent societies and how overlooked and ignored the people and the problem are. Constructing a model allows me to explore lighting at night as well as mess with the fantastical of perception/scale of money, cars, liquor, etc. Inserting the imagery of the homeless person into the center of the composition expresses the exact dilemma I seek to express; they disappear into the direct center of the composition as the surrounding scene dazzles the observer with poppy colors, forms, and subject matter.
Fire Hydrant
2019-2020
Acrylic, Oil Pastel on Canvas
60 x 108 in
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Note: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic I have yet to get a chance to properly photograph this painting. The video and first 5 photos are not of the completed version of the painting. I should have proper photos by February- March hopefully.
Street Struck
2019
Acrylic, CitraSolv Transfer on Canvas
55 x 38 in
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Newsstand
2019
Acrylic, CitraSolv Transfer, Oil Pastel on Canvas
55 x 38 in
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Turnstile
2019-2020
Acrylic, CitraSolv Transfer on Canvas
55 x 38 in
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Id like to thank and give credit to Marshall Vitale, Lena Silverman, Jai Perez, and Imani Gaudin for helping me compose this painting.
Drive in Theatre
2021
Acrylic on Canvas
47.5 x 160 in
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Note: A painting/mural for the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. Located in the lower lobby as a 1-2 year resident of the space, the painting is mounted on a panel and is not a permanent artwork in the space.
Model, Studies, & Progress Photos
Id like to thank Woo Young Kim and Calvin Amaro for helping me during those late nights in the studio. I also want to thank Purchase College for allowing me the opportunity to showcase my artwork in the space.
Train Wreck on TV
2019
Acrylic, Acrylic Transfer on Canvas
32 x 32 in
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Arch and Red Line
2018-2020
Acrylic on Canvas
42 x 58 in
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Dog Ravine
2020
Acrylic, Newspaper Collage on Canvas
49 x 60 in
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Studies, Progress Photos, & Description
The aura emitted from this painting is unlike others, as content is obscure and abstracted, the subject matter is tame at a glance. The dog depicted in the foreground suggests there is a pressing sense of turmoil and wrongdoing, rightfully so, as he is linked by chain to the events unfolding behind him. Aurora Vargas is being taken against her will from her families home, just as 1,800 other Mexican-American families were in 1959. The events that took place at Chavez Ravine were unjust and discriminatory, and the history that was hidden and withheld from society is wrong in itself. Many who attend events at Dodger Stadium are oblivious to the history the land carries, this painting serves as a reminder and small allegory into history of Los Angeles.
Chrysler Building
2020
Acrylic, Acrylic Transfer, Gloss Medium on Panel
18 x 23 in
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Jihan's Mind
2018
Acrylic, Oil Glaze on Canvas
24 x 20 in
Self Reflection
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
27 x 22 in
Call Box
2020
Egg Tempera on Panel
8 x 10 in
Subway Reflection
2017
Acrylic, House Paint on Canvas
22 x 32 in
Father Fuad
2016
Acrylic on Canvas
19 x 22 in
Life of The Party
2018
Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 36 in
Mimi's Arch
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
18 x 32 in
Broken Window
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
15 x 18.5 in
Train Yard
2020
Spray Paint on Canvas
20 x 28 in
Couple at Spuyten Duyvil Station
2017
Acrylic on Canvas
7 x 10 in
Turnstile Study
2020
Graphite Pencil On Paper
10 x 16 in
Dahli
2020
Graphite Pencil On Paper
12 x 16 in
Stacked World
2020
Pen On Paper
10 x 6.5 in
Helicopter Stickers
2018
Screen Print on Paper
9.2 x 9.2
Window With Neon Sign
2020
Graphite Pencil On Paper
10 x 16 in
Cameras
2020
Monotype on Paper
12 x 18 in
3 Smoke Stacks
2020
Digital Print, Monotype on Paper
12 x 18 in
Newsstand Study
2019
Monotype, Oil Pastel on Paper
9 x 6 in
Meech in Red
2020
Monotype on Paper
12 x 18 in
Meech in White
2020
Monotype on Paper
12 x 18 in
Two Way Traffic
2020
Digital Collage
Army Truck-Shaped Coffin
2020
Digital Collage
Turnstile Study
2020
Digital Collage
