Inspired by the hazy intimate moments at the end of formal evenings, Viktor Oliva's 'The Absinthe Drinker' and the angry faces of pre-raphaelite girls. A snapshot of a moment imbued with elements of the borderline absurd and yet oddly believable. “Something odd is going on, but it feels like it happens every Wednesday. Does it happen every Wednesday?' Entirely possible.
An ode to the tradition of memento mori stillifes, “War, Peace & Death” is a fragile balance of contrasting forces, very much in the Tolstoyan tradition. A reminder of the cyclicality of the world, and that trouble always comes in threes.
The curtain draws back and we find ourselves in a dimly lit parlour witnessing a famous game of chess. It’s hard to tell what is real, and what is entirely out of a lucid dream.
The vice of gambling and shuffling cards juxtaposed with the purity of white cloth and the veil.
A stolen moment in time, a quick glance at a scene to which we do not belong. The viewer faces an intimate dinner conversation between four friends dressed in black tie, immersed in a conversation which we are not privy to.
The details of a man’s suit as a continued source of fascination and inspiration.
Personal work after a Slim Aarons photograph.
Silkscreen print subtly blending together the themes of revolution and animalistic tendencies by superimposing a Rubens tiger on top of a Charles I portrait.
A look at the ‘self-destructive’ attributes of youth which are often glamorized in popular culture.
A provocative twist on and an ode to the Orthodox Icons of my childhood, and the works of Viktor Vasnetsov for my 2019 IB exhibition.
