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The Brooklyn Mythology series is based upon an initial impulse to re-invent images of traditional mythology and religious stories –my intention being to present a recurrence of specific iconography, or re-interpretation of specific narratives, with modern characters updating the roles of well-known characters from chosen fables. 

I am interested in attempting to transpose particular archetypical themes against contemporary environments using the visual motifs of New York and other large American cities in the 21st century as backdrops. My hope is to strike a compelling balance between the immediacy and familiarity of these modern people and an exploration –or perhaps simply a discovery- of ancient archetypes, or recurrent moral tales - found in mythology.  I feel many of these archetypes continue to have importance and relevance in society today. 

The paintings “Image of Religion”, “The Black Hole”, “King”, and to a lesser extent, “History Wall” were created with at least some of these ideas in mind. Hopefully, this series will grow to become a compelling visual investigation of stories of profound emotional and spiritual truths filtered through a contemporary imagination and a visual language established in the Urban Portraits.