“Different Strokes”

The brush is seldom considered as the vehicle for dialogue, more commonly, it is utilized as a tool to create. It has the power to elicit emotions by its words, imagery and, the manner in which it is manipulated. It exists as a means to an end, the transportation of an idea that manifests itself through this extension of the hand, providing literary or visual experiences for the intended audience.

A brush exists in the background, isolated to the physicality of the studio, unaware of its collaborative effort and impact on the larger stage and efforts it has contributed to creating. Brushes imply, whether subliminally or blatantly, a message in a specific medium. Rarely, however, do they become the main focus, an experience that the viewer consciously observes.

With my series "Different Strokes," I invite the viewer to join me on a journey of the imagination. Here, the humble paintbrush is re-imagined, no longer relegated to the role of a mere tool of art-making, but rather elevated to the status of a vital agent of change. Through the incorporation of end products from bullets, cigarettes, light bulbs, and syringes, I seek to stimulate a new perspective, one that challenges the social, political, and economic constructions that underpin our modern world.