Artist's statement: As an artist, I particularly love to play with the absurd in my pieces and bring an electric, colourful look to my emotionally darker-themed work. I use primarily acrylic and oil paint on canvas, as well as found objects in my paintings. I believe my intense upbringing gives me a unique edge and often inspires me to change the meaning of seriousness, taking heavy themes and trying to colour them—an ironic twist, a playful tone—to taking silly things, and giving them a darker approach.