My theme is NATURE WRIT LARGE. Little things we cannot see taken out of scale and context to be seen afresh. It is that simple. My first first big piece was a 9 cubic meter multimedia representation of the head of a virus.
My sculptural work is primarily designed to develop the ideas about which I am writing and reading. It is an internal dialogue with myself as the primary audience. Through informing the physical image with rigorous science, I continue to refine my thinking. This interplay of ideas, science and art drives my work.
As my work has progressed, it has became increasingly conceptual. I’m interested in capturing complex ideas with a single visual image, fully convinced that an image can convey a thousand words.
Aesthetically pretty images alone do little for me – the image must contain meaning. Just as science is an inquiry into reality, so then is art. It is this synthesis of personal reinterpretation and scientific research boiled into a single image that really excites me.
Sculpting, my private writings on the subject, my scientific readings, and my dream work all coalesce and lead to the pieces that I want to share with you.
While my passion is to work with geologically ancient and beautiful stone, some larger pieces are multimedia. Soon, I plan to work on larger scale stone projects in a modular fashion so that the sheer logistics of handling heavy stones can be manageable in my workshop.
This website is a virtual exhibit of my sculptural work and each sculpture links to a brief essay on the subject. Through this interplay of science and art, I hope to offer a window into the wonders of the natural world. If you would like to see more of my scientific musings, please follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Thank you, and enjoy. I will respond to all messages to this site and hope we can build a dialogue. So please feel free to contact me.