Obscure or ambiguous technology, sound, and decay are recurring themes in my constructions. I intend for these objects to elicit curiosity about their purpose and history. They are at once representations of a concept and objects in and of themselves. Although the concept of human inspiration, ingenuity, and abandonment may prove ephemeral, a strong ‘object presence’ will remain. Even if they were to be utterly rejected as ‘art objects’ in the present, many years from now someone will find them in a storage closet or unearth them from a dump and have the exact reaction they were created to provoke. They are scientific and experimental by nature, the result of a trial and modification process. The forms are loosely improvised in conjunction with the electrical and mechanical requirements of the technologies implemented. When sound is involved, I use electronics and acoustics to create sound that is unexpected, unusual, or integral to the piece: sometimes beautiful, sometimes odd. Music and theater have influenced my art. I have played music all my life and have worked in theater building scenery for many years.
Education
1991 Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA – BA with distinction in sculptureExhibitions
2007 California Open Exhibition, T.A.G., Santa Monica, CA. Juried by Peter Frank.
2007 Art Kudos International Competition. Juried by Peter Trippi.
2007 Art and Science, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA.
2007 Manhattan Arts International 24th Anniversary Show, NY. Juried, online exhibition.
2007 Phantom Galleries LA, Pasadena, CA
2007 Echo Chamber, Artists’ Meeting Place, Los Angeles, CA
2006 AM Project LA, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Pasadena ArtWalk, Pasadena, CA
2006 Arcadia: The End of Time, Projekt30 , NY. Juried, online exhibition.
2001 Alumni Exhibit, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA