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Deploying fragments of stories, parts of dramas, mindful of their socialconstruct, I see parody as an underlying structure. Existing in acontemporary state of certainty and doubt, with its many distractionsand multifarious inputs, I do my art as an attempt to make sense of itall. To create a space for speculation, a visual stimulus thatencourages the eye and mind to wander.

Of his work, a reviewer in ‘Art in America’ wrote: ‘He is a merry mockerof popular notions of the dark or shadow side of the psyche. . . .theyinvite our complicity in their on-canvas revolt against conventions.’

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION : 1. – Arabic Constellation; 54 x 66 in.; oil on canvas; 2004. 2. – World Trouser Center; 36 x 28 in.; oil on canvas; 2003. 3. – Well of Tears; 78 x 60 in.; oil on canvas; 2003. 4. – Life Along Denial; 60 x 78 in.; oil on canvas; 2001. 5. – Oceanicish; 54 x 66 in.; oil on canvas; 2002. 6. – Men and Bugs; 48 x 40 in.; oil on canvas; 2004.