THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF METAPHOR 66 x 52 inches, Oil on Canvas, 2011
A hyper-realistic mirrored world collides with the distorted reflections of temptation. Echoes of riches glistening, this heavily gilded Rococo frame holds all the decadence of mortality wasted; a mirror of lies, with no true reflection. This vacancy can signify death, but it can also signal the need for a profound shift in priorities, the transitioning into a more fully formed sense of the self, a self view not dictated by the reflection of others, rather, a self realization generated from within.