This is a new series of drawings on aluminum that combines the elements of metal and stone. The imagery includes contemporary buildings and objects that rest upon foundations, tombs and monolithic structures of ancient cultures throughout the world. The materials used to create the work are aluminum and graphite which symbolize the content.
Dominion of Metal and Stone, 2013
graphite on aluminum, (NFS)
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Broken Tongues, 2013
graphite on aluminum, 8.275" x 14"
framed to 16.5" x 21.5" (no longer available)
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Portal, 2013
graphite on aluminum, 8.275" x 10"
framed to 15.5" x 18.5"
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Tomb of Soldiers and Sailors, 2013
graphite on aluminum, 8" x 14"
framed to 15.5" x 22.5" (no longer available)
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Precipice, 2013
graphite on aluminum, 9" x 16"
framed to 16.5" x 24.5" (no longer available)
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Convergence, 2013
graphite on aluminum (no longer available)
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Liberty's Tomb, 2013
graphite on aluminum, (no longer available)
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Untitled, 2014 graphite on aluminum,
8" x 12" (no longer available)
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Accession, 2013 graphite on aluminum, 9" x 14" framed to 16.5" x 22.5"
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Sprawl, 2013
graphite on aluminum, 10" x 10"
framed to 17.5" x 17.5" (no longer available)
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Below Our Feet, Above Our Heads, 2013 graphite on aluminum
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At the Feet of a God, 2013 graphite on aluminum 5" x 7"
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 The Sentinel, 2013 graphite and colored pencil on aluminum, (No longer available)
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Untitled, graphite on aluminum, 2013, 9" x 14"
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The City, graphite on aluminum, 2014, 7.5" x 9"
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About the Work
Metal and stone have built human civilization and modern society. Our cities, infrastructure and technology could not exist without them. We could also not exist without these two components. Our bones are made of calcium, iron flows in our blood, and the minerals that compose rock are essentially the same ones that ensure our existence. Metal and stone have also given us the means and justification to eradicate human life. There have been countless deaths from guns and swords, nuclear weapons made with uranium and plutonium, and genocides have occurred over raw materials such as diamonds and precious metals. As more deaths have resulted from the advances of technology, we continue to use the eternal solidarity of stone to entomb and mark the graves of our dead. That which is made from stone is rendered transient through the expanse of time, becoming objects that transcend human existence. Ancient stone monuments and tombs will likely outlast human civilization which has been a brief and violent chapter in the history of the planet. Our greatest contemporary monuments and architectural wonders constructed of man-made materials will crumble without human caretakers and will inevitably be reclaimed. This begs the question: what will be remembered of humanity after we have been eradicated or become extinct through our own actions or lack thereof? The only thing left will be our graves made of stone, ensuring that our existence is remembered.