Like most humans, I began to draw at an early age, and like most artists, never stopped. Even now, for whatever project I undertake, be it painting, 3D digital design, or a shopping list, drawing remains the essential first step. Self-taught, and growing up in New York, inspiration was always close at hand in the pre-modernist architectural treasures of the city, where ornament and material were integral. Through them, I learned to appreciate an attention to detail, design and craftsmanship that continues to guide me.

As I pursued my art, rather than in imparting some overarching message, I became increasingly occupied with the objects themselves inhabiting my pictures and instead refocused my efforts on their refinement - - even if it did mean denying the world my profound insights! That transition led to a couple of practices I’ve regularly followed since: As ideas, or “elements”, gather in my sketchbooks, to keep inventory down, I strive to integrate several into each new piece, and when conceiving an object, I try to conjure it in its totality, its front, its back, in fact, in all the well-known directions. This explains the varied views many works receive in the gallery, making their imminent emergence into the material realm only a minor formality.

With the advent of 3D CAD software – Rhinoceros in my case – and now free to experiment with an almost boundless range of forms, I was much better able to grapple with the interplay of shape, ornament, and the underlying mathematics, which hopefully is just knitting discretely in the background. About 10 years ago I incorporated the marvelous Rhino add-on Grasshopper, a parametric modeler which allows the designer to even further extend their explorations. By adjusting one or more parameters, a design which once had to be redone from scratch whenever a previous step was altered, can now be endlessly modified, affording an almost paralyzing degree of flexibility. Although it has become a favorite in the architectural community, it has much wider application, a conclusion I hope you will also draw from my work.

If you are intrigued by what you see, I am available to work with you on any interesting design project you have in mind, or you can commission me to put my full range of skills and interests at your disposal.

Artist Highlights

• Lives In:    United States
• ArtWanted.com Gallery:    3D Rendering
• Proficient Software:   Rhino Grasshopper