PORTAL TILES

A painting series introducing a disorienting representation of space and surface. Merging figurative and abstract painting, the series focuses on trompe l'oeil reliefs, unidentified entities or a cryptic instruction manual encased in a fantastic, soft shaped frame. Since the image is abstract and yet relies on an illusion of depth, the painting withholds a sense of coherent understanding on a sensory level. Using recurring essential forms, the paintings create serene settings, resembling drawings traced with a finger on a frozen window.