Plunge
Drift, Graphite on paper, 50 x 50 inches
"Plunge" in the studio, Brooklyn, NY, 2012
'Submerge' in the studio, Graphite on paper, 50 x 90 inches
Submerge, Graphite on paper, 50 x 90 inches
Engulf, Graphite on paper, 50 x 50 inches
Undertow, Graphite on paper, 38 x 38 inches
Weightless, Graphite on paper, 50 x 50 inches
'Weightless' in progress, 2012
Studio wall, ten graphite drawings, 24 x 24 inches each
2012-2013
For "Plunge, I photographed myself as I sank and swirled in bathwater. The documentary photos were then used as inspiration for drawing. The images depart from the framing of traditional portraiture. We zoom into close sections of the face. This cropping pushes the head to the surface of the paper, making the figure more ambiguous. Flesh and hair intertwine with ripples and bubbles. The scale of the drawings engulfs the viewer in a sea of marks. Brushstrokes break down to reveal illusion. The bathtub becomes a landscape.