Updates + Folk Science

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Folk Science on Saturday. It was a lot of fun and I couldn't think of a better way to get my feet wet. To everyone that missed the opening you can still catch a more mild viewing [Click Here For Details]. Some photos are below.

Also I hope to be getting more photos of my artwork up in the near future. My schedule has been crazy. I still have managed to add some much needed sections to my blog. Including my artist statement, a list of exhibitions, and a current exhibition info page.

Artist Statement

There is a theory eagerly being discussed within the scientific community about the properties of matter not being solid. That nuclei exit from our existence and return constantly without anyone being sure as to where it goes. This theory of matter being transient and inconstant is something I enjoy exploring in my work.

I use geometric objects contrasted with organic to represent what we commonly perceive as matter. However; I take these geometric objects even further into representing our existence and society on earth as being rigid, and uncomfortable. To me, the organic objects represent theoretical thinking, souls, and existences beyond what is physical, beyond the geometric objects.

The figures in my art not only give the viewer a personal relation to the piece, but are also shifting in and out of existence, and sometimes even transcending the physical.

My work also explores the mind, free thought, and escaping the mind's sometimes oppressive patterns. The brain, a ball of string, and a bird are all symbols for the mind in different states.

Updates n Such

Well believe it or not I have quite a few things going on. I've been really lazy about updating so let me try to remember it all. I'll start off with this -

So this is one of my finished screen prints (my professor took the photo and for some reason decided it looked best with a warm saturation). This particular photo is going to be sent to a college in China (I'll update with the name and location) and printed, matted, framed, and hung there. This is for a sister city art exchange that my college participates in. The other good news about this particular print is that it won first in Graphics in the school art competition. So all and all I am pretty excited.

Also I did some design work for a local artist whom I really admire. Kim Laurenti who is really amazing. It is a little poster (her concept) of her sculptures she sells on Etsy called Mooks. Click the image for a link to her store to buy one!



Besides that I am going to be getting more of my figure work photographed and build a new portfolio. Also I am doing more Wacom tablet work.

This is kind of an experimental piece. I think I found some nice techniques for the modeling, but besides that I don't really know how I feel about this. The face looks odd to me.

I guess finally I will state that I will be attending Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota Florida in the fall. So I am gearing up for that. I am constantly looking at student work and there is so much talent there. It is going to be hard to compete.

Anyways, I'll try and update more. I wish I had more subscribers.