Mountain Lakes , NJ, United States
I am working against what some consider the conventional concept of painting. I am not creating art ...
About the artist
Joined In 2012
(94 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2012
(94 Followers)
I am working against what some consider the conventional concept of painting. I am not creating art with brushes and oil paints; I am creating art with pixels. Just as my predecessors used the tools of their time, I use the tools of my time. Daring artists in the past adapted the latest innovations to their art such as, the invention of perspective or the use of new, brighter pigments. Those advances were incorporated just as today's artists are embracing technology.
My tools incorporate the latest technology, computers, software, digital cameras and large-scale printers. Although I am a classically trained artist, who learned by mastering charcoal and oils, I find that using today's technology allows me to create art that is more in touch with our life and times.
I grew up with and have been influenced by print media, television, movies and music. The visual assault on our senses is absolutely overwhelming at times. As a society we have occasionally become numb to visual and audio stimulation. My art strives to break through the visual haze of our everyday existence, surprising the viewer with images of powerful energy and unusual composition. Like the old masters my work is carefully planned and executed with intent and p...
Master of Fine Arts - Rochester Institute of Technology
Seeing Space Winter 2013 - Morristown New Jersey
Miami Basil Winter 2013
Rupert Ravins Nexxt - Fall 2013
Soho Digital Art Gallery - New York City - 2013
Zufall Health Center - Dover New Jersey - 2013
The Art Show on Broadway - New York City - 2012
Arts Council of Morris County - Morristown NJ - Giving Voice - 2012
New Jersey Arts Guild - Renaissance, Rebirth, Revival - 2012
Compton Gallery - Boonton NJ - 2012
Watchung Art Center - Watchung NJ - Time and Place - 2012
Gallery Alain Daudet - Toulouse France - 2011
Arts Council of Morris County - Morristown NJ - Emerging Patterns - 2010
Trenton State Museum - Trenton NJ - Reality + Artifice - 2010
The Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery - Morristown NJ - Contemporary Portraits, Who We Are. - 2010
Rupert Ravens Contemporary - Newark NJ - Next Post - 2009