I have always been interested in the way cities were represented in visual art, and I have based the foundation of my practice on reflecting on the role cityscapes have played throughout art history.
Very often urban landscapes are used to visually speak for the social climate of a given place and/or moment in time. My practice references cartography, architecture, science and social science, and I incorporate these elements into an aesthetic that is reminiscent of romantic art. With my work, I reflect on the artistically overproduced and romanticised cityscape and respond to it by creating my own rendition of an urban scenery that contemplates on and is informed by its current social climate.
I started using maps in my work as a mean to study the city from a different perspective, one that rather than portraying the ambience within, makes the audience look at cities in a global context, as part of a bigger picture.
Geometry also plays an important role in my practice. I use three-dimensional structures with vertiginous perspectives to encapsulate the essence of urban architecture. My use of geometric clusters and patterns rendered with earthy colours, propose natural growth, drawing a comparison to living organisms, and suggesting that cities are evolving and developing in time like they have a life and ecosystem of their own.
Exhibitions, residencies and publications
2023
Then and Now, ArtCan Virtual Gallery, virtual exhibition, 01 December ‘23 - 01 February ‘24
Voices of Dissent, Insight Of An Eco Artist, interview
Chroma, Artly Mix, São Paulo, Brazil, 5 - 26 August
A Thinner Line, Willesden Gallery, London, UK, 18 May - 03 June
A Slash of Blue, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK, 03 March - 08 April
2022
Terra, Art From Heart, Espacio Gallery, London, UK , 19 - 23 October
A Thin Line, Willesden Gallery, London, UK, 12 July - 6 August
Junctures, The Gallery Café, London, UK
Art Maze, ExhibitHere, Bargehouse, London, UK
Carbon- Borders- Voices, online exhibition
2020
Environmental Crisis Exhibition, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
2019
23 Platform For Emerging Arts, Leyden Gallery, London, UK
2018
96 to 95, Library at Willesden Green, London, UK
2016
Create Space, Library at Willesden Green, London, UK
2013
Residency Unlimited, New York, USA, October-December
Red Gate Residency, Beijing, China February-April
2012
Raw, Middlesex University Art and Design Degree Show, The Old Truman Bewery, London
Global Cities, Solo Exhibition, Agenzia Terzo Polo, Milan, Italy
Middlesex University BA Fine Art Degree show, Hendon Campus, London, UK
2010
Skyline, The George Tavern, London, UK