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Moments of Desire Gallery

Have you ever had a desire so palpable that was just out of reach? Imagine living in a body that doesn’t feel right, your mind seeking refuge when outside it feels like you’re trapped in your own skin. As you grow up everyone refers to you in a way that feels like a knife being twisted inside of you. Every glance in the mirror has a funhouse effect, enhancing the warps or bows in your figure you’re not comfortable with. You finally get the chance to change how you look and you take it, everything outside starts to confirm your identity but after a while you realize it’s not enough, it will never be enough. Each painting is a window into my own desires, past, present and future. From surface level ambition such as developing my technical skills in a video game to exposing the longing that lays deeper.

A conversation I had with a friend while painting this series was about the deep desire to rid oneself of dysphoria, to transcend social and physical restraints, and to become one with the image of oneself in one’s mind. These works speak to the underlying struggle between reality and deep, often elusive desires.

This struggle is not felt alone, these pieces speak to the universal human experience of searching for a place to belong and validate who you are. All throughout history people have wrestled with societal expectations, yearning to be free from the constraints our world has developed for us. My journey, mirrored in the works before you, is a testament to the never ending human condition. These works invite you to reflect upon your own desires, and to find solidarity in our shared humanity.

This image is of a man drying himself off after a shower, his reflection in the mirror behind him.
This image is of a man drying himself off after a shower, his reflection in the mirror behind him.
two people in an art gallery looking at Monet-like paintings, the man is watching the woman look at the paintings.
two people in an art gallery looking at monet-like paintings, the man is watching the woman look at the paintings.
This painting is of a soda shop where kids and families can be seen enjoying the festivities. there are different reflections in the mirrors than what is depicted creating portals into different times.
This painting is of a soda shop where kids and families can be seen enjoying the festivities. there are different reflections in the mirrors than what is depicted creating portals into different times.
this is a landscape of the northwest in America, it depicts a man in a body of water.
this is a landscape of the northwest in America, it depicts a man in a body of water.
this painting contains a scenic route of Japan in the fall just after the rain, two cars can be seen drifting upwards along the mountain.
this painting contains a scenic route of Japan in the fall just after the rain, two cars can be seen drifting upwards along the mountain.

Drifting in Japan Illustration
2023

Star Wars Playing Card Illustration
2023

The Ring Illustration
2024

Darth Vader Illustration
2024

Winter Castle Concept Art
2023

Cyber City Concept Art
2023

Space Factory Concept Art
2023

Venus and Adonis by Nicholas Mignard Master Copy
2023

David with the Head of Goliath, Master Copy
2024

Lakeside River Pastel
2023

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