Drowning, 2013
marker, pen, pencil

Figure Drawing, 2013
conte on newsprint

Bone Study, 2013
charcoal, pastel 
18"x24"

Figure Drawing, 2013
chalk, ink, pastel, watercolor on newsprint

36x24
 

Repression, 2013
chicken wire, gesso, lightbulbs, paint, plastina,
exhibited in CA Gallery, Baltimore, MD. 

Placed in a gallery space, upon a pedestal, this sculpture is intended to bring awareness to the repressing nature of institutions. The head is cut from mouth up as if the pedestal has entirely prevented it from speaking. This was a purposeful decision to illustrate how institutions have the ability to render individuals from communicating their ideas. 

The light bulbs within the sculpture are not lit for this very reason as they serve to represent ideas and thoughts. Sealed inside and without a source/place for them outside of the mind to be used, they remain dark.
The choice of color for these painted light bulbs also go along with the idea that these ideas are wasted. The light bulbs are painted in brown and pink shades to resemble eggs. This parallel associates the ideas to eggs as to inform the audience that the ideas have the potential to become something alive and fresh within the world, but fail to have proper use within our current society. 

The head is made universal through its lack of distinct skin tone and abstracted facial figures. With no specific identity, it serves to represent everyone. In particular how everyone is restrained by societal structure.