New Drawing & Painting

I just posted 30 or so images of new-ish 2-D work here

The CAD/CAM, Adobe Illustrator, vector language aesthetic has been extremely influential in my understanding of how drawing and sculpture comes to be. The idea that all form can be quantified as a collection of infinitely scalable lines and points is changing the way I perceive form. This raises the question of whether or not the "hand" of the maker is still necessary to create meaningful work. Right now, I think of my hand as a tool that I can use to distort an idealized form through the shortcomings of my own precision.

Digital

The last few weeks I've been experimenting with the laser cutter, and generating form with 3d rendering software. Here's a few shots:




The information extrapolated by tracing the profile of a traditional vase form is used in creating both the footprint and the interior silhouette. I would love to see this piece as a 20-story building.

On Measuring and not Measuring

A few photos from an piece that I made for a show called 'Necessity: Mother of all Invention"
Materials include high-fired stoneware rods, raw clay vessels, thread, wood, foam, clamps, tape, drawing, plaster, acrylic, and rubber. I will post more images of the show soon. Perhaps a catalog will become available.