Oil on Canvas (2024)
Oil on Canvas (2024) is an homage to my paternal grandfather, Alvin Jacob Iczkowicz. Alvin was a tormented WWII veteran and a talented oil painter who passed away shortly after I was born. I only knew him through his paintings, which reside in my childhood home. Peaceful scenes of mundane lake shores became an escape from his severe post traumatic stress. As I continue to hone my photographic practices, I notice my grandfather and I share a tendancy to hide ourselves away in esoteric worlds we construct. Our art is armour used to shield ourselves from violence, grief, loss and betrayal. My art is a bridge to Alvin; a hand eagerly reaching beyond the constructs of space and time.
