SOLEIL AUGUST 2ND ISSUE
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oth of my parents were<br />
artists, so as a kid I was<br />
surrounded by all types of art<br />
from all periods in history, on the<br />
walls, in art books, etc., and was<br />
also exposed to museums and<br />
galleries on a regular basis. I<br />
graduated from Parson’s School<br />
of Design in New York City,<br />
where I majored in illustration,<br />
but I decided to pursue a career<br />
in special effects and character<br />
makeup for the film industry. I’ve<br />
always loved movies, especially<br />
horror, fantasy and science<br />
fiction. This made for a rich foundation<br />
resulting from not only the<br />
influences of my artistic home<br />
surroundings but also my own<br />
imagination sparked by the pulp<br />
fantasies of pop culture.<br />
So of course for me it made<br />
sense to move to Los Angeles<br />
and get into the movie industry.<br />
After almost twenty years working<br />
in films I became interested<br />
in exploring my own point of<br />
view and began producing personal<br />
art. I now live and work in<br />
New Jersey.<br />
I would classify my work as<br />
mixed-media. I use the camera<br />
and the computer as artistic<br />
tools like any other. I typically<br />
begin a piece by drawing<br />
and working out ideas on paper.<br />
This is followed by sculpting and<br />
constructing a series of miniature,<br />
doll-like characters or maquettes,<br />
as well as a variety of<br />
intricate handmade objects that I<br />
then photograph. My photographs<br />
are then processed in<br />
the computer along with my<br />
scanned drawings.<br />
Each composition is made up of<br />
a number of these visual<br />
fragments, all edited using Adobe<br />
Photoshop software. I print<br />
out sections of my imagery, and<br />
using collage techniques, build<br />
what will become the final<br />
assemblage. The printed pieces<br />
are cut, torn, altered, rearranged,<br />
etc. The work is constructed with<br />
these layers of printed imagery,<br />
as well as paint mediums and<br />
other media on a panel. Although<br />
I usually have a definite composition<br />
worked out, the piece<br />
evolves and changes as aesthetic<br />
passages are revealed.