Relinquishing Culture

Oil on Canvas, 30"(76.2 cm) x 30"(76.2 cm), 2012

A giant Budgie-Sattva offers a lively display within the environment as a young elfin man reflects upon the scene with passive sensitivity. The environment consists both of psychological objects in the foreground as well as Cambodian Buddhist temples in various states of decomposition in the background. This work was inspired in large part by my experiences in Siem Reap, Cambodia circa 2007.