Visit to CAA 100th Anniversary

Just returned from a business trip in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. The trip was good, lots of hope for future commissions. Anyway while in Los Angeles I went to the College Art Association Conference for a day. If I could of gone longer I would have; there were very interesting sessions taking place. I went to three different ones: Happenings: Transnational, and Transdisciplinary. Check out Arthur Barrio's work from the 60's and 70's. I'm also still seduced by Yoyoi Kusamas Psychelic Happenings.
Another session was Feminism and Early Modern Art. Unfortunately the glass ceiling still exists for us... Fluxus was the last session. Of course they talked about George Maciunas, John Cage, Alison Knowles, Yokohama Ono, Nam June Paik, and many others. Their work seems to be a conservators nightmare. Some of these artists would laugh at the idea of even trying to conserve their work. Most of the presenters were giving their PHD dissertations, it was fascinating. I would recommend it to those of you that are interested.

Vortex of the Mind

Eye of the Vortex

32"H x 36"W Oil sticks and oil paint on paper. There are energy fields all around us; vortexes of energy on earth, under water and in the cosmos. We are all the time being bombarded by these and other energy fields that are mostly invisible to us. What intrigues me also is the ides of other dimensions in space. I can sense these vacuums and energy vortexes in our atmosphere. It feels great to draw and paint them, quite a release.

Eye of the Cocoon

This piece is 4'W x 6'H, it is chalk on black paper. The cocoon to me is a safe place, well protected and nourishing. I've made it void though, like our human bodies house our consciousness, so too does the cocoon house a consciousness. Consciousness has no material boundaries and is infinite in nature.

Wounded cocoon

4'H x 6'W Chalk,and oil sticks on black paper

Unraveling the cocoon

6'H x 4'W Chalk on black paper

This piece is about transformation and protection.

The soul of a human being is as expansive as the outer universe. To look into the inner depths of a person is to surely mirror the expanding universe. They both are vast and limitless in nature. The universe is reflective of what lies within our creative minds.

Thoughts

We are but passing in the wind, life comes and goes but our awareness flutters amid the molecules.

Driven down below the embers of the universe...they float around my heart.

Attraction and Repulsion

New oil painting

Binary Pull

All that much closer to finishing this piece.

Neon for Electromag Hands

John Bannon's studio

John is in the process of helping me construct the neon part for Binary Pull.

Artist Statement

Artists Statement

Summary Paper

Summary Paper

Bibliography

Bibliography

Comparative Analysis 2

Comparative Analysis 2

Itamar pouring a mold

Itamar Amrany my son is helping me cast Emitting Soul.

Emitting Soul

This represents the forth fundamental force of nature, the weak force. It is the radioactive decay of subatomic particles; it creates hydrogen fusion in stars. Fusion powers active stars and releases large amounts of energy.
There is a more symbolic and less scientific meaning of this sculpture. I view her as a self generating flow of energy which will affect everything around her. An energy which will change the way reality is viewed and felt for her and others. A shift that will occur in the way life is lived and perceived. This energy brings forth a driven focus and an understanding that it's life span is limited. Now is the time to burn brightly. It emanates warmth, light, beauty, and uniqueness.

Research Paper

http://www.scribd.com/doc/71977203