Sustained Investigation
How does others’ perception of confidence affect our relationship with it? Throughout my life, I’ve had a fear of my confidence being misunderstood for arrogance. I created this series of works to examine this feeling more closely. I’ve come to realize that scrutinizing myself only deepens the self absorbed image of which I try to avoid. My question is somehow transformed in this sense: how does my relationship with my sense of confidence affect the world’s perception of me?
Passion For Glory
Tigers are known across cultures to represent ferocity, confidence, and the passion for glory. Flowing bold ink conveys the beauty and intensity of determination and confidence in the tiger's eye.
Year
2024
Dimensions
20" x 16"
Materials
India ink and watercolor on paper
TITLE PENDING
Stoic grey overlays naive youthful pink depicting an innocent yet bold sense of self assurance.
Year
2024
Dimensions
8.13" x 6.25"
Materials
Digital media
Proverbs 21:4
Humility is crucial, lest the world mistakes your confidence for sinful pride. This is represented by a bright purple figure, condescending eyes, and a gleaming halo.
Year
2024
Dimensions
12" x 9"
Materials
Alcohol markers on paper
Simply Not There
A projection of confidence without vulnerability steals your identity and turns you cold as stone. Clear plexiglass highlights chameleon like nature of exuding confidence till sense of self is lost. Painting on different sides of the plexiglass allows me to create an exaggerated feeling of detachment.
Year
2024
Dimensions
15.3" x 19.6"
Materials
Acrylic paint on plexiglass
Jungian Shadow
Intense colors imitate the claustrophobic feeling of a prolonged projection of perfected confidence.
Year
2024
Dimensions
11" x 14"
Materials
Acrylic paint on canvas
Avoidance
Cluttered composition reaching for clarity like the ruminating mind that craves creative confidence. To overthink is to overcook and burn what was once raw.
Year
2024
Dimensions
4" x 16"
Materials
Alcohol markers and paint markers on canvas
Beat of My Own Drum
Watercolor on wood bears an intimate authentic quality conveying passionate effortful confidence.
Year
2024
Dimensions
7.87" x 11.8"
Materials
Watercolor, pencil, and white gel pen on wood
Ascension
My mother taught me that in order to climb high, one must first stand taller than the mountains. The foreshortened foot and low camera angle emphasize the power of the confidence to ascend.
Year
2024
Dimensions
15" x 12"
Materials
Charcoal on paper
TITLE PENDING
Wing shaped trees representing the Icarian pursuit of confidence. Is it brave or arrogant to reach for what you know might harm you?
Year
2024
Dimensions
24" x 12"
Materials
Acrylic on canvas
Acceleration
Fluid, natural pastel contrasts sharp digital media car conveying arrogant unstoppable energy.
Year
2024
Dimensions
15" x 24"
Materials
Chalk pastel on paper + digital media
Cup Runneth Over
Overblown vivid coloring presents immoderate confidence as conceit and self grandiosity.
Year
2024
Dimensions
20" x 16"
Materials
Acrylic on canvas and cut up wrapping paper as confetti
Awake and Unafraid
To confidently be yourself is both frightening and cathartic. The face painted as a skull being warmly lit expresses a mixed feeling of fear and comfort illustrating the confidence to be vulnerable.
Year
2023
Dimensions
20" x 16"
Materials
Acrylic paint on canvas