Cleanse, Acrylic on linen, 12 inches x 12 inches.
Cleanse explores the notion of water as a non-renewable resource that while clean drinkable water is essential for survival it is often wasted in everyday life in a variety of ways. In Cleanse, water is illustrated as a white opaque stream of pressurized water being used to "strip away" and "cleanse" the painted surface and photographic snapshots of places and people. The title in itself carries even darker connotations in the historical and contextual use of the word, "cleanse" as the artist explores the notion of water, cleanliness, waste and memory.
Cleanse explores the notion of water as a non-renewable resource that while clean drinkable water is essential for survival it is often wasted in everyday life in a variety of ways. In Cleanse, water is illustrated as a white opaque stream of pressurized water being used to "strip away" and "cleanse" the painted surface and photographic snapshots of places and people. The title in itself carries even darker connotations in the historical and contextual use of the word, "cleanse" as the artist explores the notion of water, cleanliness, waste and memory.
