Artist Statement
My process involves the collection and combination of discarded materials. This holds true across several media — sculpture, video, drawing, performance, custom software and circuitry, and photography. For example, in order to build sculptures, I scavenge and appropriate plastic appliances, toys, and electronics. Additionally, much of the video work starts with video clips from television or the internet. Through reassembly, the components are assigned new meanings, or they lose purposefulness altogether, their utility canceled.
The common thread between these projects is the process of repurposing found materials — both physical products and digital video. As a result, much of my work deals with manufacturing, consumerism, evolution, appropriation, and obsolescence. Amidst the detritus that is continuously thrown away, I search for connections and relationships between materials and concepts.
The common thread between these projects is the process of repurposing found materials — both physical products and digital video. As a result, much of my work deals with manufacturing, consumerism, evolution, appropriation, and obsolescence. Amidst the detritus that is continuously thrown away, I search for connections and relationships between materials and concepts.
Bio
After calling the Detroit, Michigan area home for a number of years, I relocated to New Jersey in 2007. I am currently a professor at Monmouth University where I teach Motion Graphics, History of Graphic Design, and Typography. I am a multimedia artist who utilizes a variety of media and approaches including graphic design, video, photography, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, custom electronics, custom software, and installation. I have exhibited and performed at venues and galleries both nationally and internationally.
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