Every single person in the world is completely unique. They interpret the world around them through their own unique set of senses and base their knowledge and views of the world on their own unique set of experiences. Because of this, no two people can view the world or anything within the world in exactly the same way. It is the responsibility of the artist to broaden the scope of peoples views of the world by giving them a better understanding of such individuality by showing the world their own interpretations of the world around them.
Throughout my life, I've always had a fascination with nature and the scientific processes that drive nature. It's this fascination that has led me to an interest in the ways in which artists unconsciously incorporate science into art. Potters use chemistry on a regular basis to transform otherwise uninteresting metals and minerals into beautiful, colorful glazes. Painters use a fundamental understanding of light and color to create a vast plethora of images which can invoke any number of emotions in a viewer. I have always lived with an inescapable urge to create and explore the connection between art, science, and nature.
My current body of work is an exploration of the dichotomy between the soft, impermanent side of nature versus the hard, unmoving side of nature, as well as how people have harnessed and manipulated nature for their own means. It is also an exploration darkness and light, and humanity's ability to manipulate the basic building blocks of our world (including the manipulation of intangible forces such as light), through a combination of ancient artistic craft and new technology.
