“From Afar” was my first wall relief triptych. Wanting to focus more on texture and organic design, I found myself creating the first piece on the left. When I took a step back I realized it resembled some kind of life form, like an amoeba or some kind of infestation. I felt like it had to grow and change, leading me to create the next 2 panels in a progression or transformation of the first. I loved how they all related but had significant qualities that differed from the next.
Looking back at this piece a year later, I see its influence on my current direction of art. Like the Aboriginal work I admire, there is organic use of circular repetition within the texture of these panels giving it depth, complexity and interest. There is also a sense of a story going on, as abstract as it might be. These three pieces are related by growth and progress; both of the art forms themselves as well as myself as an artist.
Right now, I want to pinpoint the narrative I’m trying to tell through my current art.