I am a New York based artist currently represented by A-Forest Gallery in Chelsea, New York [www.a-forestgallery.com] and Amsterdam Whitney, also in Chelsea [www.amsterdamwhitneygallery.com]. Through this non-exclusive liaison I have been fortunate to exhibit internationally in London, Berlin, Tokyo, and of course New York.

My painting style is definitively abstract expressionist. The artworks possess a tactile quality luring viewers to touch the rough surfaces. During the act of painting, I allow the painting to independently evolve rather than believe I am the one in complete control. The result is free and colorful. I am influenced by Anselm Kiefer, Jackson Pollock, Jean Du Buffet, and Terry Winters. The current focus are spirals and I have channeled the art of ancient cultures, slowly transitioning into more architecture inspired pieces. The next phase of work still retains the tactile and meditative quality of  the spirals.

My educational background in both medicine and civil engineering has informed my art; the organic fluid quality of the spirals and the structured linear quality of the mosaics. The materials I use, mostly acrylic paint combined with course materials like pumice, garnet, and mica painted on wood, are a firm attachment to nature. For the eco-friendly art collector, these pieces can fit right in with your green collection.

I was a member of the Brooklyn Working Artist Coalition and showed twice a year with that group at the Beard Street Piers in Red Hook, Brooklyn. My paintings have received awards and honors from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Barrett Art Center. I participate in Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour every Spring.

I was born in Trinidad. My family came to Brooklyn when I was four, and I have lived in New York City since then. I come from a very colorful background, both ethnically and culturally. Trinidad is known for it's splendid Carnival, exotic foods, and diversity. I'd like to think what is in my blood transfers into the paintings and objects I create.

ABOUT THE CURRENT PAINTINGS

Spirals are a common iconographic motif throughout the Earth’s cultures. The image of the spiral can be found everywhere in nature and is prevalent in our universe. Living things such as the Nautilus, fiddleheads, vines, snakes, take the form of the spiral. Galaxies and weather phenomenon such as hurricanes and tornadoes fall naturally into the spiral form. 

We see spirals in the petroglyphs of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua and in the Dropa stones of Baia-Kara-Ula, China. Spirals are common in Celtic art, and in the religious art of Buddhism and Catholicism.

The definition of a spiral is a curve in the plane or in the space, which runs around a center. There are many types of spirals with intimidating names such as clothoide [double spiral] and equiangular spirals. Regardless of the geometry, there is simply something about this curvy shape that has the ability to calm us, drawing our gaze deep into it. Hypnotic and sometimes disturbing, the spiral icon is familiar to us all regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or…..planet. 

Another pattern found in many cultures are the formation of mosaics. While these are mostly man made patterns, the ancient version of pixilation has been a favorite art form of mine. While I have never broken up pieces of stone or tile to create a mosaic, I have used hard materials ground into paint to create layers of color which can be carved into.

The combination of the mosaic theme and spirals in my recent paintings are my visual representation of humanities commonalities. We are different, but blend together to form a human mosaic.

Living in New York City, it is easy to see this mosaic in action. So many cultures living amongst each other, flowing like rivers throughout the city. It’s a beautiful thing.  In my minds eye, the spirals and the mosaics are the same. We flow and create formations with each other; the outcome of which is haunting and astounding beauty that even an outsider far far away can see.

Studio: 368 Broadway #510 New York, NY 10013 by appointment.