art

I was trained as an artist but did not pursue a traditional career in artmaking. A good friend once told me that an art degree is the most versatile training one can ever get. He was quite right. Art is a way of life: once you have seen the light come in from all directions, you shall never be blindsided. I believe that although art cannot be taught, art school training will never be forgotten. It leaves an indelible mark on how one approaches every aspect of their life. Older artworks from my past life can be found at my UIC/EVL website. Aural Masturbation (2000) has outlasted anything else I have ever posted on the web since 1995. The art piece can always be found floating in the famous Grether list rescued by Golan Levin and as of recently at Nt2 Nouvelles Technologies – Nouvelles Textualités. My best non-online works have been gifted to friends and family and many online works have vanished. I am pleased to report that butcher paper lasts longer than most websites or home burned cd-roms…

If you love your work, let it go.

EXHIBITS

2008, Degrees of Immersion, Helen Lindhurst Gallery. Roski School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California (Technical Director, Be Here Now Triptych by Michael Naimark).

2008, Press Start, 555 Studio. Interactive Media Division Annual MFA Thesis Show. School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (Co-Curator).

2007, Are You Here, 555 Studio. School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (Producer).

2006, dimension 9, Stanley Kubrick Stage. Interactive Media Division Annual MFA Thesis Show. School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (Producer).

2005, Passthrough, Zemeckis Media Lab. Interactive Media Division Annual MFA Thesis Show. School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (Producer).

2003, INSIDE_OUT, University of Illinois at Chicago. Solo MFA Thesis Show, Electronic Visualization Laboratory (Artist & Producer).

2002, Aural Masturbation, www.rhizome.org (Artist).

2000, Aural Masturbation, Columbia College Chicago (Artist).

2000, Aural Masturbation, Newspace Lab, University of Illinois at Chicago (Artist).


PERFORMANCES

2003, Transilient Tribe, Columbia College Chicago Dance Center. Chicago, IL (Videographer for dance performance choreographed by Ginger Farley).

2002, Three Plays & Nine Songs, Katerina’s Café, Chicago, IL. (Co-star, singer & audio effects producer for Thiasos Margarita, directed by Takis Theotokatos).