Spread 0130 – Under the Influence
April 2013
Acrylic paint, personal and handmade papers, black gesso, sandpaper.
Who are your influences? Mine: Antoni Tapies, Jean Michel Basquait, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Orly Avineri, Juliana Coles, my parents, my garden, graffiti, pop culture, hockey, my environment, you. The challenge is to take it all in, yet still remain yourself.
Who are your influences and inspirations to your art currently?
My influences (and inspiration): Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg, Joseph Cornell, Paul Klee, Aurthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe Remedios Varo, Ed Kienholz, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, and Simon Rodia.
My influences include Matisse, Warhol, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mary Sorrows Hughes, William Joyce, Aelita Andre (can I be her when I grow up?), OR