understanding of both these and all topics in a visual way. I grew up with strong Jewish culture and eastern philosophies which comes with their own art, music, books, and those too kept leading me to new places.
er forms I always came back to gouache. It manipulates well and it’s what I know. I have a heavy hand though and go through a lot of paint. Gouache is not easy to find in individual large quantity sizes. Ethnicity and sexuality are two dominant motifs reoccurring in your work. Can you elaborate on why these things are so important to you and why they appear so often in your painting? There are so many things to peel back when it comes to both subjects. They are unending topics of legends and history and the more I look into each the more it helps me work out my own
You lived in New York City for so long then a few years ago uprooted and landed in Nashville. How is the energy different? They are both regarded as creative hubs in the US. Does the scene and local flavor inspire? I had been coming to Nashville for a long time before moving. It became a second home where my friends and their kids started nesting. When NY first began seeing massive gentrification changes it ripped our neighborhood apart, my job was washed away by the economy, and everyone had moved away. My New York was changing at the same time I was growing up as an adult. Being at an impasse I was ready to take a leap of faith and get out. It took about a year to get the NY day to day rhythm off my shoulders. The energy in Nashville is great and although I am not much in any social scene where art is concerned, this town has been incredibly generous to me welcoming what I do with a strong arm of support to the arts. I get a lot of good air and nature here but the buzz in NY
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