In the modern age, people are more open about sex than ever before, however the taboo has now shifted from being open about your sexuality, to being open about your struggles with sex, intimacy, and other personal insecurities. Through drawing, my work takes a humorous view on this change, using myself as a figure who is haunted by their own insecurity and sense of loneliness. I choose to display my work through methods which take inspiration from much of the underground scene from the 70s through to the 90s, where handmade media was used as a way of spreading more liberal information on sex unavailable through government approved education. I’ve been inspired by the various artwork used on album and cassette tape covers, as well as the style of work often used to create posters for gigs and other events. I feel these have a history and sense of intimacy, and with these forms of media being something we would often have stacked up beside our beds ready to listen to when we are feeling upset, or hanging on our bedroom walls always there for us to see in the comfort of our own personal space. I try keep a balance between my work being something the viewer can find humorous, and something which can also be somewhat unsettling and more uncomfortable to digest. While I use myself as a basis for my work I hope that it can also be a way for others to think more deeply about their own response to this subject - (Artist's statement).

Registrar's Collection.

Acquired from CIT CCAD 2019 Contemporary Applied Arts & Fine Arts Show (Dismantle).

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