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RantAge (2003-2007)

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I created this series as a rant about the chaotic state of the world, using a vocabulary of ancient runes, symbols, hieroglyphs and pictographs. I thought about their ancient wisdom and about the surfaces used to pass on this wisdom. I thought about the messages that have been lost as contextual shifts altered the meaning of symbols. I created some of my own symbols and figure shapes that have a personal meaning. I used color and texture to evoke an emotional context that holds all the disparate elements together. A legend accompanies the work, complete with all symbols in the RantAge series and their meanings.

WorkAhead

WorkAhead
8" x 24" (tryptich)
acrylic    $200

AllSignsLeadToLife  

AllSignsLeadToLife
16" x 16"
acrylic     $250

 

HaveNotUnderstood
24" x 24"
acrylic     SOLD

 

NewBeginning
20" x 16"
acrylic     $300

 

InfiniteInformation
12" x 12"
acrylic     $200