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Habenae Est non Vestri Amicus (The Government is Not Your Friend)
80 x 80 inches 2 panel Large Format Inkjet Print
2009
This piece is my homage to the conspiracy theorists and dreamers. Some classify them as kooks. I like to think they are trying to see what is unseen. To go deeper than the surface.
1000 daggers, 1000 deaths
Acrylic on Canvas
46 inches wide
2009
This painting has a very special meaning to me. On April 1, 1996 my brother, David, was killed in a car accident. My brother and I had a lot of good times together. Among his many hobbies was bow hunting. This is an enlargement of a small practice [...]
7 Crosses. 6 Porn Stars and 1 child. Who does God love more?
20 x 86 inches Large Format Inkjet Print
2009
This is a large format inkjet print of seven grainy close-up worn crosses. The images started very small and were enlarged in scale and resolution. This coupled with adding grain and several color adjustments creates a [...]
Ego
Mixed Media
28 inches tall x 35 inches long x 20 inches wide
2009
This is a smaller sculpture. The dimensions are 28 inches high, 35 inches long and 20 inches wide. At first glance simple trophy parts extrude out making an armored animal. Every square inch glistens and radiates a cheap gold color. Upon closer inspection the [...]
I told you so
Mixed media
87 inches tall x 60 inches wide
2009
This work is a pox on the religious finger-pointers who sit on the sidelines. A lot of these people belong to an apocalyptic faith has slowly grown in number over the last century. Known especially for their brand of escapism which releases them from responsibility. [...]
Untitled
16 inches wide x 25 inches high x 10 inches long
Mixed Media
2009
I found this piece could not leave my mind for days after I came up with it. It is influenced by a piece from Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2009 collection. The model wore a coral snake print dress. She also wore small patterned metal squares [...]
The Faculty of Belief
Ink on unprimed canvas 2008-2009
Dimensions Variable
(buildings 60 inches wide x 75 inches tall, folded 10 – 30 inches wide x 60 inches tall)
I’ve often been fascinated by conspiracy theories and the people that believe in them.
In taking on the investigation of the 9/11 conspiracy theories I decided to lighten the mood in [...]
Eat Me
40 inches wide x 63 inches high
Ink on Canvas
2009
This is a very large recreation of a folded dollar bill. It is an homage to rebels, skeptics and conspiracy theorists who out of patriotic duty never stop questioning, revealing, provoking and thinking. It’s an open letter of defiance to whomever holds tenure at the white [...]
I Would Die Tonight for My Beliefs
24 inches wide x 33.5 inches high x 2 inches long
Clear Polyester Resin, Coat Hanger, Clear Decal
2007
This is a wall hanging sculpture made of clear polyester resin. Across the chest is a clear decal that reads “I would die tonight for my beliefs”. It’s a transparent copy of an [...]
Untitled
36 inches wide x 48 inches high
Mixed Media
2009
In this work I am exploring a sculptural and painted element.
The process of laying up hot wax takes hours and even days. Wax is an interesting medium. The piece is different from encaustic in that you see only the shape of the wax and not the color. The [...]