“Polka-Dot Wheelchair”

2022

Acrylic and mica on paper 70" x 42"

“Polka-Dot Wheelchair” comes from a series of compositionally similar paintings that use the universal access symbol of the wheelchair as an inspiration of beauty. Here disability is no longer represented as something to be "less than" or stigmatized but instead celebrated.

The work simultaneously confronts issues of societal visibility and invisibility of individuals with disabilities. The painting reveals

itself over time as the abstract multi-colored dots coalesce into the form of a three-quarter view of a life-sized wheelchair, as if viewed through a screen or grid. Bringing a fresh new perspective to the artistic genre of "still-life".