Art as Autobiography
My work is a visual diary—from the first stroke to today, each piece traces an emotional journey through life. Color becomes language, translating lived experience into universal narratives of the human condition. I do not shy away from controversy. Art is not decoration or reassurance; it is confrontation. It exists to disturb, to provoke, and to ignite emotion where silence once lived.
"We all live similar lives in ways we rarely acknowledge. Art reveals that shared truth."
Every painting documents not just my journey, but our collective experience—the joy, the grief, the anger, the peace. This cycle of work, which I call 'Theory of Color' after Robert Plutchik's emotional wheel, deliberately explores what we all endure. The American psychologist's research on emotions through color became my framework for understanding and expressing the full spectrum of human experience.
Robert Plutchik (1927–2006) was an American psychologist and professor emeritus at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, known for his psychoevolutionary theory of emotion and the Plutchik wheel of emotions.
The Cycle of Being
From the beginning, my work has been deliberately planned as a comprehensive exploration of life itself. The colorful early works celebrate my childhood with my grandfather in the village—full of play, stories, and a joy that seemed endless. His presence colored everything with warmth.
When he passed, blue consumed my palette. The self-portraits became more visceral, almost disturbing in their honesty. I painted not just my grief, but the universal experience of loss—that moment when the world loses its color and we must find new ways to see.
Anger came next, fierce reds and oranges that demanded release. Dreams and nightmares invaded the canvas. The village appeared again, but transformed by fear and rage. Painting became my only way to externalize what threatened to consume me from within.
Green brought peace. The landscapes returned—both real places and dreamscapes. Still lifes of objects my grandfather used, painted exactly life-size, became meditation and memorial. The storms in my seascapes still churn, but now they represent freedom alongside unrest.
Today, I paint what connects us all. The happiness of my grandfather's time echoes through early works; after his death, I began painting life as we all experience it—the restlessness within people, the sorrow, and what awaits us all. This cycle continues, a theory of color that maps not just my life, but ours.
Artistic Practice
Each medium serves the emotional truth of the work. Oil captures depth and permanence; watercolor allows spontaneity and transparency; photography freezes the moments between.
Milestones
First Gallery Exhibition
Debut showcase of works spanning the full emotional cycle
Green Period Begins
Return to landscapes, still lifes, and peaceful contemplation
Red Period
Fierce expression of anger through dreams and nightmares
Blue Period Begins
Grandfather's passing transforms the palette to grief and loss
Experience the Journey
Each piece tells part of a larger story. Whether you're drawn to the joyful colors of childhood, the contemplative blues, or the liberating storms—there's a work that speaks to where you are in your own journey.