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Morphology 2012 Series
Morphology is the study of form and
structure. In an organism, Morphology explores both
its outward appearance and its internal anatomy, such as bones
and organs. In linguistics, Morphology identifies,
analyzes and describes the structure of the basic units of
language. In this latest series of large scale drawings, my
work process parallels the meaning and practice of Morphology
in both its scientific and linguistic senses.
I began these drawings by tearing apart portions
of early drawings where I fist explored the ideas of structure
and form, incorporating and combining the pieces into revitalized
compositions. This recalls the construction of complete words
from sounds, stories from words and sentences, or the growth
of a creature's skeletal structure from individual bones and
joints. From there, the process of building up with collage
and mark-making, and then redaction of the multiple elements
into a single unified work, mimics the often chaotic, prolonged
sequence of evolutionary development.
Wings, feathers, vertebrae, muscle and bone:
all are combined in these studies of the form and structure
of the internal and external features of imaginary primordial
creatures. In Morphology I hope to awaken the viewer's
sense of curiosity, astonishment and whimsy, conjuring these
beings from the realm of the imagination to life on paper.
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