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H20 vs. INK
The extroverted immediacy of a Rorschach test is replaced by an open invitation for prolonged internal free-association in H20 vs. INK. A psychological inkblot test meant to measure the initial, unguarded blurting of a revealing first impression has been shifted into a fluid and impersonal stream of evolving patterns. The percussive punctuation of a series […]
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TROPICALISMS
Series of coconut portraits for the Jersey City Museum exhibition called Tropicalisms. The exhibition explored stereotypes. All images are 10 x 10, padauk frames. The titles by design were named after tropical drinks that included coconut. Typically, designed for tourists when on vacation.
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LILIUM
In Lilium, a vase of lilies decay and reverse to full bloom over and over. Lilies are thought to symbolize chastity and virtue, in this mirrored composition the lilies rebuild, thus restoring virtue only to lose it again leaving the viewer to realize the inevitable passage of time. Music Composed by Mark Zaki, www.markzaki.com
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LRDS PRYR TXT MSG
West coast surfer turned graphic designer David Carson wrote a book titled The End of Print, published in 1995. In terms of typography, his design techniques influenced me. Foreboding that from 1995 to 2010 the end of print was becoming more evident with the increasing use of computers and cell phones, emails and text messages. […]
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THE KNEELER
The Kneeler, is an actual kneeler, made with the attention to various brands such as McDonald’s, Coke, Nike and Chanel. Made with walnut, aluminum inlay, ketchups, 24 x 40 x 20, 2003.
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MULTI-CHRIST
Duratran on LED light box, 18 x 24, 2011
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BOTANIKA METALLIKA
For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. -David Herbert Lawrence It strikes me that people attach all sorts of meanings to flowers and other flora and fauna, hence the names they have been given. But these flora, like everything in nature, live […]
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BEANS ON TOAST
Beans On Toast, 4″ x 4″ x 0.75″, bronze, 2005. One of my first sculptures, (once I learned that organic material could be cast) for an exhibition about identity. When people travel they often remember and relate to the experience with the differences in food. Beans on toast (in the UK) is a favorite tea-time […]
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EYE CHART
‘Once I Thought I Was Married To Art But Realized We Were Getting A Divorce’ is a large scale eye chart (85″ x 33.5″). The piece is installed on a boarded up house window on East Hanover Street in Trenton, NJ. The piece is titled 20 / 20 and references the departure of art once […]