Language is a code. Language is also a visual medium. But unlike other forms of mark making, its meaning seems more immediate and fixed. The meaning of a particular word can pass through the hand, the machine, and a conversation relatively unscathed. But not always. How the letters are constructed may not completely alter its meaning, but it certainly can change how it functions. My investigations with language call attention to the slippage that can occur when one equally considers the aesthetics and the definition of text in the same frame.
If the Artist; 2008; Graphite on gallery wall; Dimensions variable
An Attempt to Get Closer to You Mixed with Insecurity; 2008; 2x2 pine, red plastic tie, hardware; Approximately 2x2x47 inches
If This Line/If This Margin; 2008; Acrylic paint on gallery wall, available chair; Dimensions variable
[abridged, jump cuts version] You Do Not Have the Luxury of Time (Fifty Reminders for One Nap), 2014, Graphite on paper, 26.25 x 20 inches, 19'33" video with sound
You Do Not Have the Luxury of Time (Fifty Reminders for One Nap), 2014, Graphite on paper, 26.25 x 20 inches, 19'33" video with sound
A.M. #7; 2008; India and UltraChrome ink on paper; hardware; 49¾ x 139 x 3 ½ inches
A.M. #7 (detail); 2008; India and UltraChrome ink on paper; hardware; 49¾ x 139 x 3 ½ inches
A.M. #7 (detail); 2008; India and UltraChrome ink on paper; hardware; 49¾ x 139 x 3 ½ inches
All Talk Comma; 2010; Acrylic and latex on canvas; 44x34x3 inches
Arrows Drawn; 2010; Ink and graphite on paper; Diptych, 49x 78 inches
Creatures of Habit; 2014; acrylic on stairwell ceiling; 140x38 inches
Creatures of Habit; 2014; acrylic on stairwell ceiling; 140x38 inches
