MASKS:

Perspective can be changed through self-introspection, it is often said that something “has come to light”. This light can transform what appears to be just a costume or mask into a significant cultural tradition with deep roots in religious and ancestral practice. Stepping away from conventional methods, this exhibit uses paper that is standing on edge above the canvas as the main medium. Light, shadow, color, and space interplay with one another to produce an image that appears to be elevated off of the canvas, an effect I call “ lifting “. Lifting the subject matter off of the confines of the canvas into a new plane of perception.

My purpose in this exhibition is not only to create an aesthetic through light and paper but to learn and “lift” up those under-represented cultures in America. Celebrating culture and heritage through a new medium, with a new perspective.

Throughout this exhibition, I want to share in the multicultural awakening I have experienced while creating this series, and also invoke the question I have had...

“Is the Light shining on our disguise or our true Self?”