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Fantastic Art
New images: the “Rachel’s Knife” series
These images were produced through and from the installation project “Rachel’s Knife,” which I created with David Harrington. We created the installation by using chance operations to choose objects to get from the free stuff section on Craig’s List.
After acquiring a room full of stuff the next stage was to decide what to do [...]
Blue Room Show
Two more pieces are going up in a show at the Blue Room at Brown University.
“Dark River” and “Dream Logic” are going to be in it.
Below: “Dream Logic”
Below: “Dark River”
Big thanks to Caroline Washington.
“Unpack This!”
Ann Kidder’s “Unpack This!” art show was a wild success! Metropolis played great music, I’m currently working on my second collaboration with David Harrington, who is in Metropolis.
“Abstract Surrealism,” and “First Lake” were in the show.
Above: “First Lake”
Above: “Abstract Surrealism”
Gallery Opening at the Brown/RISD Hillel
REWIND: Fall Juried Show opens at 8pm on Thursday October 18th at Brown/RISD Hillel!
“Self-portrait in Manhattan” and “River of Darkness” wil be in it!
You can also currently see my image from last year’s show on the Hillel website.
Three New Images Added to the Portfolio
I completed these pictures over the summer (in 2007) while I was taking classes in New York City. The pictures are Dream World, River of Darkness, and Untitled Texture. All are a combination of photography and digital painting.
On Symbolism
Symbolism
From Wikipedia
Symbolism was a late nineteenth century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts.
Precursors and origins
Symbolism was largely a reaction against Naturalism and Realism, movements which attempted to capture reality in its particularity. These movements invited a reaction in favor of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams; the path to Symbolism [...]
