This is the second image in the series of still-lifes for my ongoing project Hidden Place.
Untitled (still life with porcelain #2), from Hidden Place series
detail 1
detail 2
August 18th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
A little still life set-up for the next piece for Hidden Place. The silver sphere (thanks, Rocky) is an HDR-probe that will be used to light a 3D model. Stay tuned!
makeshift studio
August 15th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Tales from Vienna Woods, exhibitions
Here are some pictures from last night’s opening of Sea Change, a beautifully curated group show by Alison Zavos, editor of featureshoot.com. The show takes place inside the old Greek Revival Hotel section of Maxon Mills, a refurbished mill and animal auction house at the heart of the hamlet of Wassaic, NY. The show runs through August 22nd.
view 1
view 2
view 3
August 9th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Tales from Vienna Woods, exhibitions
I will have one piece in the following group show:
Untitled (Phoenix), Tales from Vienna Woods series
Curated by Alison Zavos, Sea Change is a group photography exhibition—part of the Wassaic Summer Festival—which examines our complicated relationship with animals and the environment in wake of the greatest environmental disaster in American history, the BP oil spill.
Featuring the work of 25 emerging and established photographers, most of whom are based in New York, the exhibition (August 13-22) will be displayed on the beautifully decaying walls of seven rooms in the old Greek Revival Hotel section of Maxon Mills.
Sea Change runs from August 13-22. Art Reception in Maxon Mills, August 14; 5pm-7pm. Wassaic Project is at 19 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, NY
The Wassaic Project Summer Festival is a FREE, annual, multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, and community in the hamlet of Wassaic, NY. 2010 will feature over 100 artists, 25 bands, poetry readings, dance performances, film screenings, and much more. http://www.wassaicproject.org/
August 9th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under word
tube forests
butterflies in permafrost
my floating house
manufactured species
stars in a wind cocoon
nomadic travelers
restored memory
run through a wheat field
hands covered in crusted dough and flour
sixty days, sixty nights
beyond self and loosing self
August 2nd, 2010 | 3 Comments | filed under Hidden Place, exhibitions
I just finished making the following image for an upcoming group show this September, titled 50 Ways To Keep Your Lover, in Bergen, Norway.
Untitled (still life with porcelain #3), from Hidden Place series
detail 1
detail 2
July 20th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under random photos, self-portraits
a collection of skin images from my archives:
scar #1
back
scar #2
arm hair
sleep marks
July 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments | filed under process
Here’s a quick rendering of a wolf mask for my new piece that’s in development right now:
3D sculpt
June 1st, 2010 | No Comments | filed under random photos, word
murdered in a forest near Munich
bison frozen in a caldera
on the banks of Tiberias
inside of a heart
black holes
Horrid mountain, VT
May 25th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Israel
Masada ruins with the Dead Sea in the distance
The Dead Sea
the Judean Desert
May 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, exhibitions
installation view from the group show this past Saturday:
one of the two animation boxes displayed with renderings in the background
close-up of the "Jokulsarlon Lagoon" animation box
Click here to view the animation that played inside.
3D renderings of various creatures I did for Hidden Place project
close-up of the grasshopper render from "The Earth Will Know" animation
A huge thank you to my dad, who helped me build the boxes and to Sofia, who organized the event and gave me an opportunity to display my work.
May 20th, 2010 | 1 Comment | filed under exhibitions
Two of my animations, from Hidden Place, will be on display at the following event. Come by, say hello, and enjoy the night.
come join us for an amazing night of music and art!!
cover: $10/$7 with flyer (click here)
first 50 guests will receive goody bags
Enjoy some delicious food and drinks while you check out some amazing visual artists from the NYC area. We’re going to kick off the night with some fiction readings, followed by a movie screening and live musical performances from the following:
Matt Beilis & The Waverly Grand
The Shake
Sophistafunk
Daniel Joseph
The night will end with live sets by DJ D Triana and Acme.
April 21st, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Arizona, Travel
Canyon de Chelly
Salt River Canyon
Blue Mesa
Antelope Canyon
April 19th, 2010 | No Comments | filed under Hidden Place, process
The background plate was taken during a trip to Peru in November, 2009.
trees imported from Europe and Peruvian mud-soil
This is the original concept sketch (something that I rarely do). The idea of ancient insects and creatures preserved in amber for millions of years is exciting.
sketch 01
Photographing “amber” at home on a window sill. This hefty piece of material is actually resin. Thank you, Gale!
resin
Second sketch was done with quick untextured renders of 3D models to test placement and overall composition. To view some renders of insects form a previous post, click here.
sketch 02
Final composite ready to be taken into After Effects. This is my most complex piece to date, which I greatly enjoyed working on. Next step – building a housing for the monitor (or an animation box, as I like to call them). Stay tuned!
final composite
You can view the final animation here.
