One of the most common themes I use in my work is the circle, either complete as if it were a sphere depicted in two dimensions, or in its incomplete, but equally important form, the enzo.
In Japan, an "enzo" is a brushed-ink painting of a Zen circle that monks make while meditating. The enzo is one of the deepest symbols in Japanese Zen: a symbolic representation of enlightenment, encompassing the universe in an endless, cyclical line. For the practitioner, the act of creating each single circle is a visual koan in which the state of that moment is revealed.
As you can see, I typically embed the image in a context of layers seemingly created by erosion, corrosion, or by sedimentation or layering of the effects of time.
