Santa Fe, NM, United States
Artist's StatementStriving for a sense of harmony, even in the most uncertain of circumstances, insp...
About the artist
Joined In 2010
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About the artist
Joined In 2010
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Artist's StatementStriving for a sense of harmony, even in the most uncertain of circumstances, inspires me to make sculpture. I aim to stimulate emotions, feelings and the imagination. I want to create an atmosphere conducive to achieving a sense of well-being, happiness and joy. My work is figurative but it is meant to be metaphorical, not simply representational. In attempting to achieve a spiritual balance in my life and work, I look for alternatives to the self-absorption, materialism and cynicism that often seem prevalent in society. I try to focus on the metaphysical rather than the evidence of the physical world.My sculpture is somewhat autobiographical. I left a successful financial career to pursue the creation of art when I became disillusioned with the purposelessness of accumulation. I discovered that thought, when acted upon, is transformative and very powerful. In my search for equilibrium in precarious situations (be they emotional or economical), a moment of significant radical insight, brought about - not by a modification in material circumstances - but by a simple change in thought and the way those circumstances were perceived, revolutionized my life.I think of art as a form of language in which there are two s...
EDUCATION1997 MA Royal College of Art, London. Sculpture.1994 BFA Kansas City Art Institute. Sculpture & Painting.1992 New York Studio School, New York, NY.1975 MBA Stanford University, Stanford, Ca, Finance. 1971 BAPrincipia College, Elsah, Ill, LanguagesWORK EXPERIENCE1986-1990International Financial Consultant, New York, Brazil, Spain.1975-1986Citibank, Vice President, Corporate Banking, Brazil, Spain.SOLO EXHIBITIONS2008: La Galleria, promoted by Agallery, London.Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Lewes, Sussex, UK.The Gallery @ 49, London, UK2007: Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA.Muse Gallery, Jackson, WY.2005: Donna Tribby Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL.Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Telluride, CO.Clarke Galleries, Stowe, VT.A Gallery, Wimbledon, England2004: Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN.Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.2003: Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN.Robert Sandelson, Cork St. presented by Theo Waddington, LondonWaddington & Tribby Fine Arts, Boca Raton, FL.2002: Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA.Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Waddington & Tribby Fine Arts, West Palm Bch, FL.2001: Waddington & Tribby Fine Arts, Boca Raton, FL.Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, CO. 2000: Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN. 1999: Peyton Wright G...