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I earned my Bachelors of Arts in Fine Art with Honors and a Minor in Sociology at CSU Chico, and received my Masters of Fine Arts from UCSB. As a socio-political artist the goal of my work is to raise awareness. My current “Manufacturing Consent” series pertains to the censorship that is accompanied with the advertising industry’s effects on the news media and media consolidation. I explore how corporations directly affect various political, economic and ecological issues such as globalization and war. I don’t find it necessary for the viewer to agree with my position. The aim of my work is to inspire thought and to create dialogue.  I believe the most important thing for an artist is to learn to see. This
means letting go of your preconceived notions and really looking at
something in a way for the first time. I love music and can differentiate
the bass etc. but recording engineers hear things I can’t as their ears are
much more developed. Initially I discuss things that inexperienced students
don’t see, but they will by the end of the semester and with practice their
eye continues to improve. It’s a skill developed in drawing but it carries
over into all mediums and into many aspects of life.  |
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