Better Materialists, 2008, Gouache on Paper on Board, 12 x 12 inches

Artist Statement/Biography:
My pictures of mounds, stacks, piles, heaps, and staged arrangements contain a lexicon of cuttings, discards, statuary, bodies, edibles, and taxidermy.  These piles convey an interest in classical notions of Vanitas still life and cornucopia as well as more contemporary notions of repetitive labor and mark-making.