This fine art series takes my views and beliefs of being held back by our society. I often feel that at times the people who wish to become something more are pulled back into a miserable way of living because we as human beings are selfish animals.
The choice of creating each piece as black and white reflects our mindset of seeing things as either-or, while the animals represent the individual that is trying to separate themselves from a decaying society. The presence of the hands reaching out is a calling that some of us hear and to me, my ancestors try to guide me on a path that they feel is best. The use of the ancient symbols are to take the viewer back to a time when we, as a species understood balance and who we were.
This is an ongoing series.
Misanthrope
I often hear a calling, much like a whisper... I try so hard to listen. Medium: Charcoal and Graphite Size: 18x24
Heilung
Take my hand and learn to be free. Medium: Charcoal and Graphite Size: 18x24
Monachopsis
She spread her wings for she did not wish to be part of a dying structure no more. For all it held was the pain and anger of the world. Medium: Charcoal and Graphite Size: 18x24
Raison d'etre
To have a purpose, we must fight for it or be swallowed by the doubts of Society. Medium: Charcoal and Graphite Size: 11x14
