The six paintings directly below were part of a series in which I attempted to use systematic grid-like compositions to create overlapping details in a manner that echoed a metropolitan landscape. Imagery based off of maps of Baltimore was worked into the pieces to create a convoluted architectural understanding of my everyday space. The birds’ eye perspective of the space in which I travel on a day-to-day basis was used as a gesture to track movement within the city at particular times. The physicality of the surfaces created by building up different layers and textures through a combination of drawing and painting materials such as graphite, charcoal, oil and acrylic paint was used as a method to capture both the conflict/chaos as well as the harmony of the urban environment. A separate layer of string was placed over top the paintings to represent a network of movement throughout the city.

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