Get Your F*@#$!% Ass Up and Work
Exhibition dates: October 31 - November 7, 2023
Opening reception: Thursday, November 2nd, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Break Down the Cardboard, oil on canvas, 2022
Packing Peanut, oil on canvas, 2023
My Savings, film, 2023
Oink Bitch, ceramic, 2023
Artist Statement
Within my daily life humor, sarcasm and the bizarre are some of the most essential means by which I connect with others. While my work often deals with heavy topics, I engage with my viewers using this same mode of interaction. A simultaneous notion of attraction and repulsion works to convey an uncomfortable concept. Within this body of work I explore the frustrations I face as a service worker, a subject in a capitalist system, and a recipient of government aid as I confront and challenge the systems I feel stuck within. The work which I have created most often stems from feelings of anger which I wish to contain and yet express violently. The artworks allow my audience, as well as myself, to feel seen and understood as we face similar upsetting and frustrating situations.