Biography

“Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.”

I am a New Zealand born and now Hong Kong based visual artist.

My work divides, very broadly, into two areas. The first is an interest in, and continuing exploration of spirituality and language, and are the areas that make up the bulk of my endeavors. The second is an area I call, very loosely, “Random Beauty”, and is an attempt to find beauty in the everyday world. This area then divides down to a range of areas, themes and concepts that are part of my every day interaction with the world. And sometimes the threads combine The work I make, generally, consists of multiple images. I like to develop a visual narrative in what I do. At a minimum it will be a diptych or triptych. Other times it will be a substantial group of images that make up one unified work. I want the viewer of my works to have to move their eyes around and engage with what is in front of them. Whilst working in a predominately conceptual arena I strongly acknowledge a wide range of influences in my work, from renaissance artists to abstract impressionists, minimalists to post modernists.

My work is held in a number of private, public and corporate collections in New Zealand, North America, Europe and Asia.