This body of paintings explores the absence and presence of subject and self. It. takes a step back from any representational elements and dives into a realm of pure abstraction and spirituality. Glimpses of figures seem to shift within the pulsation of striking colour that emerges through the layers; they are absent yet present at the same time.
Some of this work consists of many layers of paint, but instead of discovering and defining forms and shapes, it has evolved into concealment of any visible subject matter and mundane references and have become, for lack of a better word...pure. This series reflects an evolution of my constant spiritual growth. So within the absence there is presence...
Nascency, Acrylic on canvas
48 x 30 inches
2013
Nascency #2
Gold, bronze leaf and acrylic on canvas
33 x 23 inches
2013
Little Havana
Acrylic on (distressed) galvanized steel
40 x 24 inches
2013
Eclipse
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 inches
2013
Dichotomy
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 54 inches
2013
Absence – Presence (White Series #1-3)
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 Inches
2013
The Journey
Acrylic on canvas
96 x 48 inches
2013
Transcendence #3
Acrylic on canvas
56 x 56 inches
2013
Transcendence #2
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 54 inches
2013
Transcendence #1
Mixed media, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas
60 x 40 inches
2013
The Lovers ?
Acrylic on canvas
76.75 x 36 Inches
2013
Red Fields
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 48 inches
2013
Exultation
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 39 inches
2013
Absence – Presence (Black Series #1-3)
MIXED MEDIA AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
40 X 30 | 30 X 40 | 60 X 42 Inches
2013
Absence – Presence (Black Series #4)
MIXED MEDIA AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
48 X 30 Inches
2013
Absence - Presence
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
2013
Nascency #3
Acrylic on canvas
Diptych at 36 x 36 inches each
2013
Nascency #4
Acrylic on canvas
32 x 30 inches
2013