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This series of paintings involves the senuality and seductiveness of meat. I have worked in meat rooms at supermarkets, as both a clerk and apprentice meat cutter, long enough to see the aesthetic values in a wide range of cuts of meat. As an 'artist/meatcutter' I recognized the necessity for meat to be abstracted in order to be swallowed, therefore, it was natural for me to objectify meat and approach it with the same focus as my other still-life objects. I found it most enjoyable to work with subject matter that attracted a diverse audience consisting of vegetarians and carnivores alike.

As I created my series of meat paintings, I simultaneously collected a series of unique Meat Prints from my still life subjects. I set up various cuts of raw beef, pork and lamb directly onto neutral gray paper. The result was a series of beautiful and delicate records of the flesh in its own blood. These prints relate directly to my study of cuts of meat as iconic symbols of consumer product and also how enticing and sensuous raw meat can be.

Presenting the series in a grid installation directly relates to my interests in consumerism and common object subjects and their relationship to value in art.