"Unbecoming"
Bronze, wood
11.5"x 1.5" x 24"
In a cultural moment fraught with conflicting messages about masculinity, this sculpture confronts the crisis of male identity with haunting clarity. The work depicts a male figure being consumed by a formless mass — his body dissolving, his face nearly unrecognizable. The engulfing shapes, etched with question marks, evoke both the uncertainty and the anxiety surrounding what it means to be a man today.This visual metaphor captures the tension between traditional masculine ideals — assertiveness, confidence, control — and their modern critique as “toxic.” The piece doesn’t moralize; instead, it reflects the paralysis that many men experience amid these opposing forces. Without stable role models or clear frameworks for identity, young men find themselves vulnerable to external influences that promise certainty — often in the form of hyper-masculine “programs” that monetize confusion and promote aggression under the guise of empowerment.My choice to obscure the figure’s face is especially poignant. It speaks to the erosion of individuality when men lose sight of their own authentic selves, surrendering to social pressure or commodified ideology. The sculpture becomes not just a commentary on the male experience, but a broader meditation on the human struggle for self-definition in a world eager to define us.Yet, within this dissolution lies a quiet hope. The title, The Unbecoming, suggests that identity can be reclaimed through a process of shedding — a rejection of external expectations and a return to emotional honesty. The work argues for a healthier, more integrated masculinity: one rooted not in dominance, but in authenticity and emotional resilience.In the end, the sculpture stands as both elegy and invitation — a lament for what has been lost, and a call for men to reimagine who they might become.
"Nebulous"
Bronze, wood, and graphite.
17"x 1.5" x 24"
“Draped in Mercy”
This bronze fragment of a man’s back represents a body rendered incomplete — a form broken open yet still present. The drapery that falls around the torso does not attempt to conceal him. Instead, it serves as a quiet, compassionate presence. It refuses to hide his shame, his wounds, or the places where he feels he is not whole.The cloth speaks to him gently:
"You are allowed to be seen. What happened to you was not your fault. Your survival is not something to feel shame and cover."
Rather than masking perceived imperfections, the drapery honors them. Every fracture in the bronze becomes evidence of endurance — a testament to someone who has carried more than he should have, and continues, still, to become the strongest version of himself.
"Draped in Mercy"
Bronze, wood, and graphite.
17"x 1.5" x 24"
"Beyond within"
Bronze, walnut, and Carrara marble
30" x 72" x13"
"Addiction"
Bronze, wood, and marble from Cararra Italy.
17"x 1.5" x 24"
"...introspective.."
Bronze, walnut, and steel
30 x13 x13
"...introspective.."
Bronze, walnut, and steel
30 x13 x13
"...introspective.."
Bronze, walnut, and steel
30 x13 x13
"...introspective.."
Bronze, walnut, and steel
30 x13 x13
"...introspective.."
Bronze, walnut, and steel
30 x13 x13
"...emasculated man..."
Bronze, wood, and graphite.
40" x 6" x 27"
Emasculated man
In this work, the bronze torso stands as both form and metaphor — poised between abstraction and anatomy. I wanted it to exist apart from the rest of the figure, as a vessel for the heart and throat, and for all that remains unseen in the inner architecture of a man.
The heart chakra, for me, represents empathy and transformation — a space where love expands beyond sentiment. It is not confined to romance or kinship, but extends toward compassion, forgiveness, and the acceptance of self. It embodies the paradox I’ve always found essential to our humanity: that strength is born through vulnerability, and that real power finds its equilibrium in grace.
The throat chakra holds another kind of truth. It governs the act of expression — the courage to speak, to listen, and to live with integrity. I think of it as the passage between inner knowing and outer articulation, the moment when thought takes form and silence gains meaning.
The decision to cast the torso in bronze while rendering the rest of the body in graphite was deliberate. The bronze, fully dimensional, feels alive — grounded in weight and permanence — while the graphite outline remains spectral, almost intangible. This tension between mediums reflects my meditation on masculinity: how, when a man is defined only by his strength, his hormones, or the historical constructs around him, he becomes a shadow of himself. The two-dimensional frame is that shadow — the echo of what culture has prescribed. The bronze, dense and luminous, seeks to reclaim what has been lost — the emotional, the interior, the spiritual.
In uniting these two chakras — heart and throat, compassion and truth — I see the possibility of wholeness. The body of man, in this context, becomes something more than symbol or archetype. He becomes dimensional, resonant, and human — a man in full.
"Why are you?"
Marble (Portuguese Pink)
26" x15"x 9"
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Constantly compressed by the bombardment of visual imagery…we create external visual and emotional veil to protect our innermost vulnerable self.
To…empower us to gain the reality of self…to lift this veil and free from the unfounded fear of acceptance…by embracing the strength and beauty of our authentic being.
touch…us…you, with all the healing of true acceptance of our authentic self.
To know me…you…deep within our souls…to go there and back…is ok.
Why are you?
"beyond"
Aluminum, walnut, and marble
22"x 4" (private collection)
"awaken to a dream"
Marble (Portuguese pink)
26" x14" x10" (private collection)
"evolve"
cast aluminum
30 x13 x13 (private collection)
