ALTERNATE SIDES ART PROJECT



AYUB



“AYUB” - Acrylic paint on modular wood blocks. 10 x 14” assembled. 2024

“This is Ayub from Bangladesh. He works at the Halal food cart by the subway station near my home. In the haze of the summer heat, Ayub quickly put together a delicious meal for my family and me. He was so pleasant that I felt comfortable enough to ask if I could take his picture to create this painting. He lit up and was visibly excited about the idea. ‘Really?’ he asked, as if astonished. He took a moment to straighten up, then posed with a proud expression on his face.”

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MAMÁ
It has been roughly a year since my mother had the last of 3 brain surgeries. Neither before nor after have I ever seen her waiver from optimism and faith.In a recent conversation with some amazing fellow artists, I was reminded of the Japanese practice of kintsugi. Broken pottery is repaired with gold so that the breaks are accentuated, highlighting the beauty in imperfection.“Kintsugi…is a reminder to stay optimistic when things fall apart and to celebrate the flaws and missteps of life.”






When the brain tries to make sense of an image that is out of order or in fragments, it is often referred to as “gestalt perception” or “gestalt principles”. Gestalt psychology suggests that the brain tends to organize visual elements into groups or unified wholes rather than just seeing them as separate parts. This involves processes such as filling in gaps, recognizing patterns, and perceiving incomplete shapes as complete.

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SELF

Modular self portrait from observation - Acrylic on wood *

Building myself back one step at a time. 

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Bentley Rd


This is the crux of the new direction of the work. Impermanence, flux, and interaction. My original composition is just the seed to the work, creating the launchpad for others to participate and become a part of the project. Different perspectives, different rationale, different reflections, different perspectives. The work is always evolving, and is never exactly the same as the original form. Only documentation provides proof of the work as it was in any given form, because there is no one solidified form.