ELEVEN KEYS TO ART STARDOM
Read MoreThe machine and I are one. We partner as a creative force in the digital domain. I have developed a body of work inspired by the language of the body. Virtual anatomy satisfies my aesthetic sensibility and provides a framework for intellectual, emotional and spiritual curiosity. I explore the human condition through a window into the mysterious realm of artificial life.
Read MoreArt is not a game of mediums, the medium is a game of art.
Read MoreThere are two worlds, the world inside and the world outside. As an artist, I make a distinction between these two dimensions.
The artwork that comes from the world inside is the culmination of my mind’s eye–a fantasy world where, through my imagination, anything is possible. I enthusiastically partner with intelligent machines and together we create an artificial reality. A simulated world of superheroes, erotic men and women, wireframe meshworks, anatomical investigations, cybernetic creatures, phantasmagoric depictions of impossible people, places and things. Although these artworks often resemble our photoreal existence, these creations are utterly unreal and sometimes uncanny.
My motivation for working with intelligent machines is the exhilarating transcendental journey at the interface. There is nothing like it–an alternate nervous system, an energetic force field of artistic expression with a mind of its own.
Read MoreAcademic ekphrasis describing the appearance of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterwork, Vitruvian Man
Read MoreThe Big Glass explores gender identity, the readymade and the phallus.
The Big Glass is a readymade assemblage that combines an inflatable vinyl doll with a camera. The doll is life-size and wall mounted.
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Read MoreSimulation technology blurs the line between fantasy and reality. We think we are viewing the camera's eye but instead we are witness to the mind inside a machine whose collective genius grows at an exponential rate. Three dimensional scene simulation is one approach of many that engages machine intelligence. Photorealism in simulation is an integral part of mainstream media and often we find ourselves unable to tell if what we see is photographic or an artificial representation of our cultural imagination.
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