"I work both two and three-dimensionally and often experiment with non-traditional materials and processes. My work has been exhibited widely throughout the region as well as in Italy, where I was included in an exhibition entitled “Astrazione, Made in USA,” at Art Point Black in Florence in 2005. I have also been included in group shows in Japan and the UAE. I work with many of the region's theater companies and universities to create masks, and I also teach classes and residencies, curate exhibitions and write criticism.
My three-dimensional work is usually colorful and sometimes uses two-dimensional painting and drawing techniques on dimensional form, but always I demand the work have a physical 'presence' and exist as an 'object' rather than a 'representation'. For me, the size and shape of forms in three dimensional work relates to the body and the things around it and how they exist in space. This is essential to how the work should be perceived. |
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I often work in series to explore and interpret art historical and aesthetic conventions from other cultures ( 'conventions' meaning kinds of forms, motifs, processes, etc.). Sometimes I consciously subvert the intent. Recently I have been examining and reinterpreting precursors to contemporary abstraction like Australian aboriginal paintings, African textiles and Chinese Scholar Rocks. Although I believe that good art should be experienced 'at the gut level,' I also believe making 'art' is a mental skill, not a manual one. Making art in the twenty first century requires not only knowledge of art history and art making skills, but also a curiosity and desire for knowledge about all aspects of the world around us."
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