Group A

Diverse Perspectives

Varying perspectives and experiences serve to inform and give depth to any endeavor whether artistic or otherwise. In this regard, being an artist is not unlike being an anthropologist. My own focus has centered on peoples that have or are presently emerging from under the domination of much more powerful nations and once again are seeking to reassert their group identities. My search has taken me to regions of Mexico, the Republic of Panama, the Republic of Ireland and most recently to the people of the Rhodope Mountains in the Republic of Bulgaria.

These recent works are drawings created during a two-month stay in the remote mountain village of Polkovnik Serafimovo in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. As with any experience of this kind, this journey to Bulgaria defied preconceived expectations. Bulgaria is a crossroads where eastern and western, northern and southern philosophies and cultures and the past and present intersect. Its people, reflect this convergence of perspectives.

1, Stoiko

Sept. 2002, 22 x 15”, Graphite and chalk on hand-toned paper.

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2, Rhodopea

Sept. 2002, 30 x 22”, Graphite and chalk on hand-toned paper.

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3, Haycarrier

Sept. 2002, 30 x 22”, Graphite and chalk on hand-toned paper.

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4, Steps

Sept. 2002, 22 x 15”, Graphite and chalk on hand-toned paper.

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