Unframed

54” x 60” x 1.5”

Oil, acrylic and pastel on stretched canvas on wood stretcher

- Towards eternal glory (Teg) was the official name given to a guided missile frigate in service to the Indian Navy in 2012 -

The sublime nature of power holds us in its spell.  These images are a response to the idea of power  - its indefatigable presence, but as a construct, the vulnerability of it as well.

Societal power is a fabrication that requires constant molding, flexing and wielding in order to continue to exist. Despite the external hyperbolic posturing, its persistence is tenuous and it is a fragile thing.

These images are painted on top of existing unrelated imagery, underlining the temporary and cyclical nature of their existence.

Effects beneath the surfaces surface seep through, fracturing the continuity of the image and suggesting its impermanence.

The work draws on the existence of social ideals, social orders, idealized lifestyles and beliefs especially as they pertain to colonial Western culture.  Their manufactured existence, illusionary value, tenuous persistence and questionable motives are of particular importance. Social constructs, precarious systems of belief, ephemeral perceptions and the transient nature of opinion are relevant.

Imagery comes from symbolism within reoccurring themes in contemporary media, digital culture and historical contexts.

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