2000s

IN THESE WORKS I BEGAN TO EMPHASIZE THE GESTURED MARK. I DREW INTO A POLYSTYRENE SUBSTRATE WITH A KNIFE, I PAINTED CREVICES AND THE RAISED SURFACES TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF MATERIALS FOUND IN NATURE SUCH AS CRACKED OR CARVED WOOD AND/OR ROCK FORMATIONS. BY PHYSICALLY CARVING THE THE RAISED SURFACES, THE WORKS WERE INTENDED TO BE PARADOXICAL— FLATTENED SPACE AND DIMENSIONAL AT THE SAME TIME TO CREATE SURFACE AMBIGUITY.