Projects (2003-Current) > Profiles in Leadership (2019)

During the time when he called the White House home, his strong leadership would begin to falter, which Mr. Richard M. Nixon would attribute to the presence of oval rooms in the executive residence. Too many ovals omitted an excessive, unseemly amount of expressive feminine energy. Mr. Richard M. Nixon ordered the oval rooms to be turned into rectilinear rooms, to no avail. Reflecting upon his life, post-presidency, Mr. Nixon was convinced that the ovals were mainly responsible for the road towards his impeachment.

Excerpt from Mr. Richard M. Nixon’s Difficulties with Ovals, Version 2

Narrative drawings in this series blend fact with fiction and speculate both comically and critically on the foibles of famous men in leadership roles.

Hand-drawn texts in graphite and erasure marks on the surface of each drawing function as a visual record of the narrator’s indecisive thought process in working to present each anecdote. The texts are paired with abstract shapes and diagrammatic visuals which reference the historically male-dominated movements of modern architecture, color field painting and minimalism. Many of these visuals appear to be reproduced with a printmaking process. Instead, they are hand-rendered with colored pencils and crayons and function as a conceptual compliment to the texts in that they also contain uncertainties with regard to the fabrication of content.

Mr. Richard M. Nixon's Difficulties with Ovals, Version 2
graphite, crayon, colored pencil, pastel and collage on panel
50 x 76 x 1.5 inches
2019
Mr. Richard M. Nixon's Difficulties with Ovals, Version 2 (detail)
graphite, crayon, colored pencil, pastel and collage on panel
50 x 76 x 1.5 inches
2019
The Empty Museum
graphite, crayon, colored pencil, pastel and collage on panel
50 x 38 x 1.5 inches
2019
The Empty Museum (detail)
graphite, crayon, colored pencil, pastel and collage on panel
50 x 38 x 1.5 inches
2019
Contemporary Art Museums Contain a Number of Cavernous Spaces
graphite, colored pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
11 x 14 inches
2019
Mr. Vladimir Putin Overpowers a Shark
graphite, colored pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
22 x 15 x 1/2 inches
2019
Visualizations of American President Mr. Jimmy Carter's UFO Experience, 1969
graphite, colored pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
14 x 11 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Ronald Reagan's Post-Presidential Plans for a Career in Stand-up Comedy (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Fidel Castro's Advice on Being Poisoned
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Fidel Castro's Advice on Being Poisoned (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Fidel Castro's Advice on Being Poisoned (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Fidel Castro's Advice on Being Poisoned (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Floorplan for the Condo for the International Art Curator
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Floorplan for the Condo for the International Art Curator (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Floorplan for the Condo for the International Art Curator (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Floorplan for the Condo for the International Art Curator (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright's Idea for a Body Cleansing Station Inside the Guggenheim
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright's Idea for a Body Cleansing Station Inside the Guggenheim (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright's Idea for a Body Cleansing Station Inside the Guggenheim (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright's Idea for a Body Cleansing Station Inside the Guggenheim (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Exceptional American Mr. Tom Cruise
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Exceptional American Mr. Tom Cruise (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Exceptional American Mr. Tom Cruise (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Exceptional American Mr. Tom Cruise (detail)
graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, crayon and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Inside the Hotel Suite of the Presidential Candidate
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Inside the Hotel Suite of the Presidential Candidate (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Inside the Hotel Suite of the Presidential Candidate (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019
Inside the Hotel Suite of the Presidential Candidate (detail)
graphite, crayon, coloured pencil, pastel and collage on paper
30 x 22 x 1 inches
2019