In my work I am hoping to visually convey
my personal struggle with Obssessive Compulsive
Disorder and other problems that marginalize
and isolate not only myself but so many others.
My hope is that as a visual voice for myself
and those outside the boundaries of what is
seen to be "normality", within the
narrow definitions afforded by society, I will
be able to reach a larger audience with my images
and through them a way of finding a feeling
of inclusion for myself and others who are marginalized
within the world in which we all live.
My working method is a fusion of acrylic painting
on canvas and digital manipulation. This affords
me the working tools to bend, distort, and shape
images to bring to light many of the feelings
within myself. These feelings are guided by
my illness, medication and again the way in
which society sees me.
I have modelled my work around images of myself
and I am stripping away layers to reveal raw
nerve endings as if to show the layers of emotion
that are involved in living on the fringes of
this life.
My works are available as original works on
canvas or as digital prints.
Gallery Comment:
The digital works of Laws become therapeutic
instruments for the examination of the psyche.
Rich and deeply saturated, the images are seen
and not seen, as if they are not willing to
reveal all. We know we are inside, somewhere
deep inside, looking further within. His pieces
become a strong documentation of this journey.