This piece, like most of my work is a loose collection of ideas and observations in many ways and less about one specific narrative or motif.
My assemblages attempt to transpose the disjointed remnants of media, advertising and culture into tangible yet uncertain studies of what it means to be human.
My mashups are essentially a product of their environment, and aim to blur the boundaries between "high" art and "low" culture.
The concept that there is no hierarchy of culture and that art may borrow from any source has been one of the most influential characteristics of Pop Art onto my imagery.
My paintings and collages are somewhat ornamental with content and deliberately chaotic both in color and composition, where after further prolong study, multiple narratives may develop.
What remains is a new and deconstructed remnant of our existence, an undefined record to be reanalyzed. Almost everything I create is fluid and in the state of flux.
I work in an automatic and palimpsest fashion, which is to say that the improvisational nature of my creative process leaves behind corrupted information that’s continually being written over,
and blurring the space between abstraction and figuration, and within those obscure gaps is where I want the audience to enter. The image is never completely defined or fixated.
The fragments and missing pieces leave an entry point for the viewer to fill in. Hopefully the image ignites the viewer to bring their own stories to the table.
The conclusion, if any, is left to the viewer’s discretion. I never want to dictate exactly what the observer thinks or feels, I only want to steer. My work doesn’t project life, it reflects life.
For better or for worse, if Pop Art has taught us anything, we are all consumers.
Rodeyo
