我创作静物画来表现生命的转瞬即逝

What I love most about painting is observing a subject so intensely that everyday associations melt away and it becomes something unfamiliar—like repeating a word over and over until it loses meaning and becomes just a sound. The experience of painting common subjects reveals just how unknowable they truly are. The more I look, the more mysterious the world becomes: we are on an alien world enveloped by other life.

关于绘画，我最喜欢的是如此强烈地观察一个主题，以至于日常的联想都消失了，它变成了不熟悉的东西——就像一遍又一遍地重复一个词，直到它失去了意义，变成了一个声音。绘画普通主题的经历揭示了它们是多么的不可知。我越看，这个世界就变得越神秘:我们是在一个被其他生命包围的外星世界。

I think of my paintings as part of the Vanitas tradition, a genre meant to remind viewers of the fleeting nature of life, wealth, relationships, and understanding. That may sound maudlin, but the acknowledgment of impermanence allows me to more richly appreciate my present experience.

我认为我的绘画是虚空传统的一部分，一种意在提醒观者生命、财富、关系和理解的转瞬即逝的本质的流派。这听起来可能有些伤感，但对无常的承认让我更能体会到目前的经历。

You are invited to view Other Life, my solo exhibit of paintings and drawings at Gallery Henoch in NYC, from September 24–October 17, 2020.

邀请您观看《其他的生活》，我在纽约Henoch Gallery举办的个人画展，时间为2020年9月24日至10月17日。

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图片来源：Eric Wert

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