I can only hope that the viewers will delight in teasing out their various meanings, and also have the time to appreciate the formal aspects of these works. There is an axiom in Western art theory that the more absurd the content appears to be, the greater the need for a realistic, or seemingly factual, approach in both drawing and painting. Hence my choice of a naturalistic style, which happens also to be a venerable part of my artistic heritage. The images I have employed have symbolic value for me, and I trust that they refer to issues which are of interest to the world beyond the walls of my studio. One danger regarding the use of symbols is that we can never be certain that others will interpret them precisely in the manner we intended.
Signs often have more than one meaning.
Ambiguity of this kind is essential to poetry, and for that reason I enjoy creating paintings which have several layers of meaning. I can only hope that the viewers will delight in teasing out their various meanings, and also have the time to appreciate the formal aspects of these works.