Ali Bansidar (New York)
My paintings are always the result of a visual philosophical debate that takes place in my mind whilst making the work. Once a painting begins, everything comes into focus and it becomes my job to try to make order out of this chaos. Insufferable Naturalist (the painting) hints at some of the thoughts I was having at that moment in time — at times personal, but also universal. I like the idea of being able to identify with every type of archetypal character within the painting, as we all have each of them within ourselves.