My latest work has changed since my last series. This body of work reflects current fears and issues related to getting around. These works are all in ballpoint pen, a medium that I have grown to love over the past years for its expressive boldness.
It started with a goal of getting involved with a community I never thought I would fit into; the car show. I integrated myself in the community even though I was not licensed to drive or knowledge of cars. My medical condition and personal fears prevent me from driving and it often stunts a lot of opportunities in life. I began drawing whole cars and eventually focused on headlights and taillights because they often are associated with eyes and references how I can look at cars for as long as I desire, but I may never have the privilege of owning one. I chose to use ink and ballpoint pens because it reflects the mechanical nature of the car and is suited well to the metallic nature of cars. I started with black and white formal observations of headlights, as you can see in Nissan 1/14, where I thoroughly appreciate the form of the headlight. I then moved onto the taillights where I abstract and translate the forms, as seen in Prius 8/14, making the car as unreachable to my audience as it is to me. This series is still expanding into larger abstractions, straying further from observation and I personally deal with the complications with relying on others for transportation.
The Big Idea:
As stated above, my goal is to make driving and transportation as unreachable to my audience as it is to me. I aim to conceal the utilitarian purpose of headlights and taillights and present them as formal and aesthetically pleasing objects, by zooming in and abstracting the lights. Through this act, I hope to bring my audience to my level of understanding and realize that traveling by car is not simply available to all, but is a privilege that many can utilize. You can see my act of concealing and abstraction in these three key pieces out of a series of fourteen.
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Nissan 1/14, 11”x 8.5” Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Ford Focus 6/14, 11”x 8.5”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Prius 8/14, 11”x 11”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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The Rest:
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Audi A6 2/14, 11”x 8.5”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Altima 10/14, 11”x 8.5”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Porsche 4/14, 8”x 8”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Scion FR-5 5/14, 10”x 8”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Nissan
9/14, 8”x 8”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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BMW 7/14, 11”x 9”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Mazda Rx 11/14, 10”x 9”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Infinite Q50 12/14, 11”x 8”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Honda 13/14, 12”x 9”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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Jeep 3/14, 11”x 10”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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| Nissan 14/14, 11”x 9”, Ballpoint Pen, 2014 |
Here is some more recent work about how I am linked to the world and how the world is linked to me. I have been working with chain mail, which inspired me to think about linkages and how cars can link people in ways that maybe aren't always considered.
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| A view of both pieces together. |
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| Bad Dates and Peppermints, 28"x 32", Ink & Ballpoint Pen, 2014 |
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Linked To Unreachable Me
, 28"x 32", Ink & Ballpoint Pen, 2014
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