IS IGNORANCE BLISS?
Images (clockwise from top L): ‘Can I Play Too’, ‘I Only Want To Dance’, ‘Fat, Ugly, Might as Well be Dead’, ‘Now You Know’ - image courtesy of Albertini Arts Gallery
My present body of work evolves around my social encounters. As a comedian extracts his content from his subject matter, he compiles a set of rivaling lyrics to metaphorically & humorously compare his personal life with the outside comparison.
My underlying focus drives itself from human interaction & the humor cantors itself from my satirical intentions. My intentions are not to be rile, but the most humorous scenes excrete themselves from inferior interrogation. The awkward, unspoken moment between people trying to communicate has become a large inspiration. I begin with the facial expression, or narrative & branch the physical relationship downward, reacting to the psychological interaction with the environmental setting.
Since childhood I have been an observer of human formalities. Whether it be facial or physical, the inner state of emotional thought that is expressed often becomes transparent to me. The work I make is constantly fed from my perceptions.
The collection I am working on gravitates towards social abnormalities. I prefer to focus on characters that are oblivious to their surroundings, not paying attention to the opinion of another. Completely immersed in their own world, my passion is to conjure characters not outwardly realizing their friend or foe observation. These characters become a family of unknowns. The characters I create are totally submersed in their own world, something I truly desire to achieve. Each character & narrative is an anomaly of what I desire to become in some state. Every flaw I cautiously suppress finds itself veining through my characters -Melissa Markowitz
On view May 10 - June 7
Albertini Arts Gallery
190 NW 36th Street
Wynwood Art District
Miami, Fl 33127
Tues. - Sat. 12 - 5pm
For further information call: 1.305.576.2781 or visit http://www.AlbertiniArts.com