Artist Statement:
My drawings, prints, and mix media installations include, single or multifigure compositions in agricultural landscapes. Drawn from my own experiences as a farmworker, I pay homage to the people who toil in the fields picking the produce we consume. In an attempt to highlight their plight, my curiosity for materials led me to discover that an effective way to add context to the figures was to portray them on discarded produce boxes many times collected from grocery stores. This allows me to reflect upon the disparities of socioeconomic lifestyles, that of the farmworkers and agribusiness owners.
Taken from Wikipedia,
Agroecology:
The term is often used imprecisely.[1] Agroecology is defined by the OECD as "the study of the relation of agricultural crops and environment."[2] Dalgaard et al. refer to agroecology as the study of the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment within agricultural systems.[3] Francis et al. also use the definition in the same way, but thought it should be restricted to growing food.[4] Agroecology is a holistic approach that foster to reconcile agriculture and local communities with natural processes for the common benefit of nature and livelihoods. Agroecology is inherently multidisciplinary, including sciences such as agronomy, ecology, environmental science, sociology, economics, history and others.[3] Agroecology uses different sciences to understand elements of ecosystems such as soil properties and plant-insect interactions, as well as using social sciences to understand the effects of farming practices on rural communities, economic constraints to developing new production methods, or cultural factors determining farming practices.[citation needed] The system properties of agroecosystems studied may include: productivity, stability, sustainability and equitability.[5] Agroecology is not limited to any one scale; it can range from individual gene to entire population, or from a single field to globally.[3]
Always Fresh
Ink, Charcoal, Gouache, Gold Leaf,
Collage on Reclaimed Produce Boxes
92.5 x 278 Inches
2018
Portrait Over Cuties
Charcoal and acrylic
matte gel on Produce
Cardboard Box
20.5 x 16 Inches
2020
GoldCup
Lino-Cut and acrylic
matte gel on Produce
Cardboard
12.5 x 18 inches
2017-2018
Fallen Berries
Ink and Gouache on
Found Printed Plastic
48 x 40 inches
2020
Magic Harvest
Ink, Charcoal, Gouache and
acrylic matte gel on Found
Produce Boxes
71 x 23.5 x 16 inches
2019
