My investigation into the visual arts has always been motivated by the need to express myself. Like the poet who, in a single verse, can lay bare a truth concerning inner man, I as well, have persistently attempted to speak of my inner visions – to express a truth.

My need to express goes back to my early childhood. An example is a drawing of blue leaves I did when I was six years old. I made the leaves blue, not because I was unaware of the assignment – to represent the leaves in autumn colors, but because was my favorite color and also a way of rebelling against what was expected of me.

This experience along with other similar experiences throughout my life, have contributed to the development of my art. I believe that the imagination I knew as a child still exists and with a spirit of innocence will continue to unlock the magic of creation that art is about.

It is this magic of creation that gives me the inspiration to pursue the freedom of expressing my own personal visions. I find myself obsessed with creating an imaginary world. This world, while acting as a mirror to my own experiences in the real world, also creates an autonomous world of new forms. Through real and invented images I am able to make associations that are part of an ongoing investigation of myself.