When all is said and done, it really is the commander's coup d'oeil, his ability to see things simply, to identify the whole business of war completely with himself, that is the essence of good generalship. Only if the mind works in this comprehensive fashion can it achieve the freedom it needs to dominate events and not be dominated by them. Carl von Clausewitz, German General & Military Theorist.
In its purest therapeutic and expressive forms, art is the most beautiful dance with mood, energy and, in those transcendental moments, articulation without inhibition. To continually start with a blank negative or canvas and create (regardless of failure) is eloquently courageous; we as artists choose to act as catalyst while remaining in loose consortium with the mainstream. Those who can ruthlessly analyze themselves and add to the dialogues of present and future art must operate as organically as the complex and unpredictable forces from which they are drawing influence. There is no linear trajectory to life and art as eccentric microcosm makes this journey even more outlandish.
Under these tenants, I question the boundaries assigned by history upon the complex nuances of art's evolution. I choose to embrace the words coup d'oeil (distilled down to glimpse or glance from French) as metaphor from which I provide glimpse into this mindset of the unfettered artist and glance upon the surrounding cultural climate. In intuitively discerning critique and triumph in American political debate, historical event, social culture, and ecological systems, I aim to fashion idiosyncratic works that each stand unrepeatable and avoid tedium. I've always been fond of Duchamp's belief that an artist "sets in motion a creative process that the spectators must complete." My intent is to leave room for the imaginative viewer to interpret uninhibitedly.
