Art using beauty, perception and emotion penetrates our psyches and touching our core consciousness. It one things that makes us uniquely human. It conveys our aesthetic, social and sentimental points of view through an huge variety of media. Compared to language, its message is refreacted by by cultural and temporal filters. Our perception of art is both universal and personal at the same time, tapping into the passions and experiences that connect us to and differentiate us from each other.
I am fascinated by patterns both symmetric and stochastic in the world around us. My approach oscillates between the highly organized and utterly chaotic. On one side seeking repetitive patterns, on the other, injecting as much entropy into the process as possible. My favorite subjects are buildings - active and abandoned, kinetic photography and light painting. Composition is the most critical part of my technque. Sometimes I will excessively manipulating photos to come up with new images or dreamscapes. I will spend a significant amount of time in the digital darkroom, post processing to assure the best possible prints.
When people see my work, I'd like them to feel something.
When people see my work, I'd like them to feel that life is precious.
When people see my work, I'd like them to see beauty in the mundane.
When people see my work, I’d like them to see beauty in the ugliness.
When people see my work, I'd like them to feel a connection with someone or something.
When people see my work, I'd like them to feel a connection with everyone and everything.