Description: I investigate issues of identity. Sometimes I explore my own identity by reflecting upon those issues that affect my experience as a mid-life male, a gendered identity constructed from historical and current sociocultural influences. Other times I explor
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I investigate issues of identity. Sometimes I explore my own identity by reflecting upon those issues that affect my experience as a mid-life male, a gendered identity constructed from historical and current sociocultural influences. Other times I explore more universal issues of identity.
My concern about the stereotyping of turbaned people resulting from the 9-11 tragedies reflects my concern about humanity’s proclivity to categorize (marginalize) others based upon typecast appearances. As I examine myself, I explore issues of masculinity, male heterosexuality, and class identity. As I explore cultural identities, I examine issues of racial and gender marginalization. I then share my introspections through my visual work. I seek to raise questions, not to dictate answers. While the que