Early Work / The Godzilla Series
“The Godzilla Series” (1994-).
The series was influenced by early interest in Surrealism and their use of unexpected juxtapositions either in painting or poetry. Other influences include early 20th century filmmakers, artists Caspar David Friederich, the Hudson River School and their imagined constructions to convey spiritual beliefs and concepts.
The inclusion of Godzilla began as a still painting based on several vinyl models in my studio. There was something intriguing about paralleling the mythos and cultural significance of Godzilla in film with the mythos and cultural significance of Cole and Friedrich.
My new work abandons the use of imagery from HRS painters and focuses on the image of Godzilla seen from behind and its metaphoric entry into the ineffable and unknown, sometimes shocking, playful and mysterious.
