Artist's Statement
My work has seen a lengthy cyclical evolution of ideas and intent, from Bonnard-like summer afternoons in the garden to the clustering of many thoughts and experience into the collage format.
Among the forces directly affecting my work are the paintings of Pontormo, the gardens and domed ceilings of the Alhambra, the movie “Last Year at Marienbad,” and the writings of Jorge Luis Borges; the simultaneity of experience, i.e., that past, present and future all exist at the same moment, at this very moment, is at the very core of my understanding and intent.
The exhibition title, HOMAGE, makes reference to my way of addressing, and paying tribute to, the saga of the short and remarkable life of our daughter Anna-Katrina. The collage-type digital images represent the real and imagined journeys the three of us, Anna-Katrina, Marilyn and I, shared for many years. The images of her hands represent Anna-Katrina’s “choreographed” but short circuited gestures, her Herculean efforts to announce her vibrant presence and make contact with the world. She succeeded.
Kaddish, Archival Ink Jet Print,72" x 36", 2004