I've taken influences from storybook illustration, comics and films. Likewise the imagery used contains many allusions to childhood toys, dream logic and historical/military fragments which are common to such genre storytelling and contain a balance of nostalgia, familiarity and otherworldliness. The images also … Read More
I've taken influences from storybook illustration, comics and films. Likewise the imagery used contains many allusions to childhood toys, dream logic and historical/military fragments which are common to such genre storytelling and contain a balance of nostalgia, familiarity and otherworldliness. The images also make reference to the natural phenomena of mimicry and the philosophical concept of simulacra.
The images are largely narrative and are designed to suggest a fluid concept of reality versus fiction or play acting within the world or scene that's being depicted. To this end I've used elements of naturalism and distortion as well as the dynamic, seamless integration of techniques such as drawing, photography, photo-manipulation and collage that the digital workspace allows. The figures could be living things or creations just as the environment might be reality or a stage. Read Less
