When your grid's misaligned
With another behind,
That's a moire!
-- Randall Monroe
With another behind,
That's a moire!
-- Randall Monroe
I am a long-time software development professional, community parks advocate, and empty nest parent in Austin, Texas. Self-taught as an artist, I have been creating art pieces since late 2010 after collecting ideas over the years. My artwork started out as pure play and retains that spirit, and now I wish to share what I am producing in hopes of giving pleasure and a sense of wonder to viewers and sparking the creative urge in others. Here I present four different groups of my pieces, the last being a catch-all of works that fall outside of three primary categories.
Moire Immersion at The Thinkery!
Take a dive into deep moire space in my new Moire Immersion Corridor at The Thinkery, Austin's wonderful children's museum in the Mueller Development. I created and donated ten large, internally lit, perforated metal panels for permanent installation in the second floor corridor. Geometry comes alive! (Click on any image to expand.)
Mixed Media Moire Animations
I often let my artistic designs be stimulated by interesting materials, no more so than in these layered constructions. I produce works that stimulate our visual perception systems in challenging, interactive ways, creating a sense of movement in strong patterns that shift with the angle and proximity of viewing. I place layers of patterned wire or other semi-obscuring patterned materials over patterned backdrops to create highly visually active spaces. Proper viewing requires moving around the pieces, setting off the interactions of the patterns into kinetic animations. Though these can only be appreciated in person and confuse most cameras, particularly in video, this gallery of my works in this style suggests their basic form.
Acrylic Bars, Mandalas, and Miscellaneous Adventures
Some of my artistic forays have led to further development, some run their course early, with occasionally interesting results. If my works seem divergent in style, it is because I feel unconstrained, and I experiment freely. See my gallery of works with acrylic bar, mandalas and other adventures in various media (wind arch, excavated paint, frog plumbing, routed wood, layered discs, phase-shifting patterns, and color play).
Moire Reflections
Regular patterns, including those that generate moire effects, can be effectively created, compounded, or accented by use of reflective materials. My recent work has largely involved constructing pieces exploring these possibilities and featuring the use of recycled and/or adaptively used materials. See the gallery of these recent works and, where available, follow the links to the videos showing these works in motion.
Water Imagery
In some of my works I strive to depict some aspect of
of the movement of light on water, which is, in my opinion, the
most vibrant, accessible, and beautiful purely visual phenomenon
in our everyday world. The works themselves are but suggestions
to evoke the splendor of this imagery. Here is a
gallery of my water image works in wood and photography.
of the movement of light on water, which is, in my opinion, the
most vibrant, accessible, and beautiful purely visual phenomenon
in our everyday world. The works themselves are but suggestions
to evoke the splendor of this imagery. Here is a
gallery of my water image works in wood and photography.
NEWS:
. My solo show "Lines of interaction" is open at the Link & Pin Gallery from October 13-October 29, 2022. A reception and talk will be from 5-7pm on Saturday October 15, and we will have a closing reception on October 29.
. We are gearing up at 2311 Ridgeview for our 6-artist show for the 2022 Austin Studio Tour. My wonderful guest artists will be Malina Cipleu, Anna Ganina, Rosemarie Good, Natasha Kanevski, and Deb Otto. We'll have an after-hours party the evening of November 11.
. My "Red Yellow Refractory" won third prize for 3D at the 2022 Georgetown Art Hop.
. "Geomekinetica!" I was thrilled to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, Dec 2021-March 2022.
. My "Green and Blue Refractory" was selected for the People's Gallery at City Hall for 2022-2023.
. My "Green Purple Lightbox" was named Best in Show for 3D at the 2021 Georgetown Art Hop.
. My "Little Blue Green Refractory" was named Best in Show at the Creative Art Society "12 Square EAST" show at the Link & Pin Gallery in Austin, which runs from November 10 - December 21.
. My "Double Rainbow" was selected for the "Biennial: Origins in Geometry" exhibition at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, July 30-November 21, 2021
. I was selected for the Pre-qualified Artist Pool for the Art in Public Places programs of both the City of Austin and the City of San Antonio.
. My solo show "Lines of interaction" is open at the Link & Pin Gallery from October 13-October 29, 2022. A reception and talk will be from 5-7pm on Saturday October 15, and we will have a closing reception on October 29.
. We are gearing up at 2311 Ridgeview for our 6-artist show for the 2022 Austin Studio Tour. My wonderful guest artists will be Malina Cipleu, Anna Ganina, Rosemarie Good, Natasha Kanevski, and Deb Otto. We'll have an after-hours party the evening of November 11.
. My "Red Yellow Refractory" won third prize for 3D at the 2022 Georgetown Art Hop.
. "Geomekinetica!" I was thrilled to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, Dec 2021-March 2022.
. My "Green and Blue Refractory" was selected for the People's Gallery at City Hall for 2022-2023.
. My "Green Purple Lightbox" was named Best in Show for 3D at the 2021 Georgetown Art Hop.
. My "Little Blue Green Refractory" was named Best in Show at the Creative Art Society "12 Square EAST" show at the Link & Pin Gallery in Austin, which runs from November 10 - December 21.
. My "Double Rainbow" was selected for the "Biennial: Origins in Geometry" exhibition at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, July 30-November 21, 2021
. I was selected for the Pre-qualified Artist Pool for the Art in Public Places programs of both the City of Austin and the City of San Antonio.
Contact Me
If you are interested in contacting me or purchasing or commissioning one of my works, follow this link or the one in the page banner.