“As a modern representation of the mother and child,

‘The Vanishing Thread’ is an exploration of human

nature that is frequently at the core of his work. The

painting questions the stability of our care, consideration,

and connection in the context of an isolating and

alienating modern culture. To illustrate this feeling

of alienation, the vanishing mother and daughter are

superseded by the more solid and prominent machine

that sits before them. The machine has the possibility

of symbolizing a prescriptive identity to submissively

follow but can also convey the possibility of creatively

constructing a new identity that is fluid and caring.”