In this body of work, I am utilizing materials such as feathers, rubber and string to create three dimensional, more sculptural pieces. My focus here has shifted from the paint to the material itself and how it interacts with the surface its placed on and with other materials. I am interested in the contradiction, the difference, the manipulation of the materials and how I can make them interact altering their properties to resemble one another.
In the majotiry of the works shown below for example, I use feathers which is a very soft, delicate material and I make it interact with rubber which is the exact opposite. By the choice of color and as I work with them, mixing them with different mediums and pigments, I alter the properties of the feathers to resemble the rubber. The feathers are no longer soft, as in their original state, but have hardened and are rough and even painful to touch. The rubber bike tire which gives the form of the circle is also covered with feathers so it “loses” its original properties. With this body of work, I start working in duets, two paintings at the same time, observing the marks one painting leaves on the other.