This piece pays homage to an edible fungus which is certainly no stranger to nature's
own geometric artistry. Superimposition and contrast of mushrooms and background
color were key. The mushrooms which were illustrated in the original
version of this digital painting were comprised of a more surreal art deco nature, and
had been stumbled upon largely by blind experimentation. When adding
intention and means to blind experimentation, Mushrooms emerged as it
appears today.
Inspired by a discarded cork from a bottle of Cordon Negro, Cork is an
exercise in deconstructivism. The entire digital canvas was initially
covered with the color and texture present in the cork. Blue space was then
carefully applied to more and more of the canvas, deconstructing the
original cork background design until all that was left was the cork shape
itself.
This piece was the first work in the gallery to bear a title in a language
other than English. Inspired by a lyric from the German electronic pop
group Kraftwerk, the title translates into English as "timeless". The
choice to use Roman numerals on the clock stemmed from my desire to keep
aspects of the work as timeless as its title, hence the selection of clock
based on circular form. Although Roman numerals have not been used for the
common transcription of numbers since the 10th century A.D., they have
survived intact in many present-day watches and clocks alike. The
symbolism inherent in a clock without hands becomes self-evident once the
title of the piece is understood.
Manhattan utilizes the rectangular form to build a representation
of a virtual city. The rectangle is the geometric form perhaps most common
to New York City, architecturally evident at practically every turn.
Semi-superimposed interlocking rectangles allow for expansion into available
space, and the varying colors symbolize the mixed bag of cultural diversity
inherent within cities such as these, a diversity which lends itself to the
expansion of any great city.
This piece pays homage to an ideal America, invoking the spirit of optimism
and opportunity. Composed of bright and vividly pure reds and blues, this
work embodies a step closer to a hopeful future than the one we may have
grown accustomed to. Regardless of whether or not the United States as a
nation has managed to live up to this ideal of political integrity, this
piece stands as a testimony to the idea, which may eternally exist in its
conceptualism.
Evoking memories of those mischievous three-dimensional cubes we'd all
scribble on notebook paper during our school days, Pink Ice draws heavily
on the optical illusion created when dimension alters perception and
perspective. Color was crucial to the effectiveness of this piece, as the
base pink color which was used needed to be custom made from a scratch
black pad. Color in this work was also significant in establishing the
proper shading effect which aids in contributing perspective.
Titled after an Irish revolutionary movement of the early part of the 20th
century, Sinn Fein is an exercise in both minimalism and symbolism. The
Sinn Fein movement worked to establish political and economic independence
as well as bring about a cultural revival. The expression itself loosely
translates into English as "ourselves alone". This digital painting deals
with the human superiority complex which causes mankind to so often feel
confident that we exist alone in this universe. The irony in the piece
stems from the placement of the earth and its moon on the far right-hand
side of the canvas, acting as a reminder that the earth is not the
all-important center of the universe, and thus perhaps we are not merely
ourselves alone after all.
