Life and Death Archival pigmented print 7” x 7”
I began this series having just finished a three-year project at the Indianapolis International Airport, the installation of a three-story sculptural painting I called CHRYSALIS. During the day, and for the following four years, I concentrated on creating big “Tree” paintings. I was inspired by my pilgrimage to King’s Canyon National Park in California where I went to pay homage to the giant sequoias, hiking through the groves of some of the oldest living things on the planet. At night, on my computer, I was consumed with creating surreal photomontage images for this “Fossil Fuel” series. Most of my work, for the past decade, has been in reference to nature and the environment. These works include: VIGILANT SHEPHERD, RESPECTING THE ELEMENTS: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, RISING PLUME, CHRYSALIS, and GEOMETRICS IN NATURE: Trees and Birds. My most recent painting HOPE FOR FUKUSHIMA, WAITING FOR YOUR RETURN... addresses the earthquake, tsunami, and threat of nuclear contamination, not just to Japan, but to the whole world.
54 Direct Art / Volume 19
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