Artist Statement

"I don't make things as much as I live through my experiences. To make art is always a celebration. Energetic and alive with feeling, my paintings often feature subject matter I have experienced and appreciated. I capture brief moments in time that are seemingly fleeting and common and give them importance and permanence.
          I paint basic shapes, repeated symbols, motion lines, and line emphasis to map a visual vocabulary that is universally identifiable through its simplicity. Unity and harmony are achieved through the repetition of line, shape, and color. Rhythm and movement express action, force, and energy in a dynamic way reminiscent of Futurist art. Subjects are abstracted and overlaid to show multiple views through a sort of transparency to fulfill a Cubist ideal by breaking free of two-dimensional limitations; all the while, screaming the visual, these are paintings. Paintings within paintings, subjects intertwine and dance between reality and my vision.
          My paintings are often light hearted and humorous with hidden commentaries about life and the true importance of our world. Since Camus and other existentialists propose that it is our human responsibility to create meaning out of nothingness, what higher purpose could art possibly serve while we roll our stones? Given hands, a reasoning brain, and a desire to create, I paint to make myself a free human. I give form to the unpredictable impossibilities of the subconscious mind. Moreover, meaning and observational insights take a back seat to the underlying truth that my paintings are about the painting process.
          I celebrate and embrace the painting experience with ritual and extreme pleasure. My paintings are very fast and free. Unbound by residual conflict and strife, I revel in a transcendental state when I paint. As I know, feel, and create myself; my energy, intuitive confidence, and proficiencies bind to exemplify my experience. More simply stated, my excitement and fury become the main ingredients that blend and reflect in the end product. Art reflects life. Life is not about reaching our destination; but, it is about the journey we make. So too, my art is not about the finished product; but, it is about the process."
Warwak

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