Introduction:

I am a Jamaican-born painter, artist, and photographer living in Washington DC. I pay the bills with my mad web skillz (that’s an ironic ‘z’), but I seek further artistic exposure (and rejection letters).

My works are studies of theory, design, and unconventional execution in visual art. Currently, my paintings focus on the unique qualities of abstract negative space, wherein the total composition is merely implied with skillful use of related colours and forms. My photographs, sculpture, and digital works are focused mainly on the creative process, as opposed to the final product.

I began to formally study art at the age of twelve, and I’ve studied at the University of Maryland and The Corcoran College of Art.

Influences:
Appleton’s, André Breton, Albert Camus, Blaise Cendrars, Paul van Dyk, {fray}, Futurism, Frantisek Kupka, Mike Ladd, Lego, Bob Marley, Roots Manuva, Maxis, Marshal McLuhan, David Mitchell, Jean-Paul Sartre, Natsume Soseki, Kurt Vonnegut, Saul Williams

Solo Exhibitions:
2010 “Paintings Retrospective”, Cafe Nema, Washington DC
2005 “Stress Relief”, Blue Room, Washington, DC
2005 “Desire and Tension”, Skewers Luna, Washington, DC

Group Exhibitions:
2009 Artomatic 10th Anniversary, Washington, DC
2008 “Erotica 2008″, MOCA DC/ A+M, Washington, DC
2007 “Erotica 2007″, MOCA DC/ A+M, Washington, DC
2006 “Heads or Tails 2006″, MOCA DC/ A+M, Washington, DC
2006 “Erotica 2006″, MOCA DC/ A+M, Washington, DC
2005 “Heads or Tails 2005″, MOCA DC/ A+M, Washington, DC
2005 “Artrotica: a celebration of sensual and erotic art”, Washington, DC
2004 Artomatic, Washington, DC
2003 Art On The Side 2nd Anniv, Bossa, Washington, DC
2003 Art On The Side, Bossa, Washington, DC

Publications:
1/2008 ‘Fray vol. 1: Busted! True Stories of Getting Caught in the Act’
2/2007 ‘Aphrodisia II: Art of the Female Form’ Aristata Publishing (isbn:978-0975491232 / 0975491237)
7/2003 Fray.com

Philosophy:

• Theorema is a demonstration that a certain set of aesthetic values and ideas can be accomplished. Once a theorem is proved, it can be used as the basis of further ideas.
• Schema refers to the idea that a recurring (or recursive) set of plans, structure, or objects can be employed to create ever more complex and intriguing creations.
• Experimentum is the earnest and reckless attempt to reliably produce an artistic (and often anomalous) result using unproven (and often irreproducible) methods.

Keirsey:
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Contact:
Please direct feedback and constructive criticisms to vmf@shallow.com.

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