Muses :: Destroying The Shadowmakers Of Plato's Cave

The main focus of my work is one of the exploration, discovery and eventual acceptance of identity and the concept of inner strength. What is accepted in the realm of socially-driven gender roles is often not interchangeable. I explore the ideals of beauty as they relate to the scars brought on by human survival. It is more acceptable to have scars as a male versus a female. I was also fascinated by the struggle involved when the male ego attempts to accept the feminine while retaining a sense of masculinity. Much of this series of work is devoted to the documenting of individuals and their struggle against media-defined gender roles. The growth and fight for self-love and respect dominates my work especially as it relates to breaking down gender stigmas.
There are 4 pages in this series.

Co-Exhibitor: Megan Green

Fashionista :: An Art Happening

The concept of the exhibition was one of deconstructing the stereotypes revolving around the creative activity of fashion. The happening consisted of understood forms of art such as photography, illustration, installation, and performance art all within the genre of fashion. This exhibit communicated to the viewer the aesthetic qualities of objects that do not necessarily conform to the beauty mystique. This was an attempt to show that fashion is a discipline and outlet for creative expression. Like other art forms fashion requires "creative chaos".

There are 4 pages in this series.