Dave Sherman

The techniques I employ are in part or wholly owed to the methods of Jackson Pollock. I like to imagine the types of art Pollock would have done, had Pollock lived. Our application of the paint is virtually the same, in the fact, that the paint is suspended in the air, momentarily, before impacting the canvas in its free-form recorded like a snapshot. The medium can only achieve its free-form while in the air. Aerial time varies by distance, density, trajectory & velocity. Pollock demonstrated exceptional control, as his bodily coordination was that of an athlete & of an artist. The style required an organized controlled delivery of the media & an innate mathematical interpretation of geometry & fractals, Pollock might have gained while working with his Dad, a US Government land surveyor assigned to western sectionalized land.

With an education as civil engineer, land surveyor & draftsman I have a solid understanding of the mechanics that underpin nature, i.e., (tri)geometry, spatial analysis and fractals. The history degree gives me a working knowledge of how the mind and thoughts of modern humanity developed, recently, and its intimate connection with nature and art. I have 30 years experience travelling around the world to t...

Florida Atlantic University
History B.A. Dean's List w/Honors, Late 19th Century European HistoryHistory B.A. Dean's List w/Honors, Late 19th Century European History
Apr 1990 - Jun 1992Apr 1990 - Jun 1992
Grade: 3.87Grade: 3.87

Penn State University A.A. Railway Design Engineering, Surveying Engineering
Sep 1980 - Jun 1982Sep 1980 - Jun 1982
Grade: 3.0

Punta Cana Dominican Republic 2003 Solo
Manaus Amazonas Brasil 2007 Group
Palm Beach Florida 2018 Solo
Medellin Colombia 2020 Group