Artist Statement

I am a multidisciplinary artist examining my personal life through musical memorabilia and cultural ephemera. By using free association to create figurative collage, I add narrative to gathered imagery, and build digital artworks

Challenging the polished aesthetics of a highly curated digital art world, I invite computer-savvy audiences to embrace what it is to be more human. Each artwork begins as 2D static collage pieces that could evolve as a digital painting, or an object in 3D space, becoming embellished with animation, touches of code or even generative inputs

My art is often released as a short-form video, minted to the Ethereum blockchain, but also exists as fine art prints or 3D printed objects. Mostly shown on a digital frame but also projected, my work has been displayed in small galleries around the world

Figurative in nature, my working method takes inspiration from British Pop Art pioneer Richard Hamilton, in particular the collage “Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?” I also reference a myriad of collage pioneers, including lesser known artists responsible for the DIY punk fanzines from the 1970s

Made on computer, and using free association, I expressively champion the human psyche via digital processes. Avoiding interruption to the flow of unconscious thought, my collages contain rough cut-out pieces. Working in this and by referencing the source material of each collage, I create artworks with rich narratives and subtext

Commissioned art and art direction undergoes a similar process but is often more refined. The unique The Mars Volta commissioned collage-covered box set, La Realidad De Los Sueños, marks a substantial moment in the story of my artistic practice

Commercial success includes a debut cryptoart collection, “‘77 Portraits Of The Queen made out of UK punk memorabilia from 1977”, sold out in under three hours, and catching the eyes of well-known artists from the scene

Institutional successes include planetarium screenings in Germany of Hello Herbert by Foundation Herbert W. Franke, and the representation of Self-Portrait In A Convex Manner in the permanent collection of Kunst Historisches Museum Wien in Austria

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