Artist Statement

Having spent my life with a foothold in two cultures, Peru and the United States, it is natural that the source of my artwork is an impulse to examine these two divergent worlds as a tension of cultural and aesthetic forces in a struggle for identity. The visual result of this confrontation, western formal concepts in conflict with non-western forms of visual expression, is evidenced in my artwork throughout my career. The work is a reflection of my thought processes and experiences rather than a documentation or critique. It is rooted in history, current events and specific places without being direct representation. Broadly speaking my work incorporates three repeating and recombining components: the architectonic, the human figure/statuary, and the vessel. For this exhibition I have selected pieces that are hybrids of these components. These are fruits of unpredictable studio experimentation that I find peculiar, but in some enigmatic way capture my attention.