STATEMENT

Since 1997, I have been making minimal paintings on aluminum. I paint on aluminum because the paint sits flat on the surface, mostly without depth, and the aluminum panels project the colored surfaces one-inch off the wall. The paintings are reductive in means, using horizontal or vertical stripes and divisions of color. I use 2 types of paint: a high-gloss oil enamel that is mostly self-leveling, and a super-matte vinyl paint called Flashe that dries to an extremely flat finish. The high-gloss vs. super-matte surfaces clash strongly when one is situated next to the other.The colors I use are relatively limited: mostly variations of pink, black, orange, aqua, lime green, lemon yellow, versonese, and grey. The colors have no symbolic significance or intentional encoded meaning for me, but are chosen more for their opticality and radiant/absorptive qualities (the way they radiate or absorb light).I have been told the paintings often resemble flags, though I have never intentionally painted any particular flag or sign. What drives the work for me is the desire to try and situate, in a “solidified way”, two or more colors together on a single surface. There is no single “conclusion” to any given set of colors, and the paintings for me are always in question – is this the “final solution”? Any painting at any time is open for re-consideration, and the paintings are often re-painted again and again.