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The Universe is Material and it defies any effort to be contained. The
viscous and fluid nature of the universe exerts considerable influence
over the evolution and arrangement of my work and is often my model for
construction. Frequently, the greatest unifying element in my work is
its effort to resist a clear definition of edges, where each work is
whole in its presence while suggesting something larger than itself, as
any single view of the night sky would. As an artist I am ever aware of
my role as a manipulator of matter. Matter represents a universal
language since all matter is composed of the same atoms in varying
quantities. It is the medium by which I navigate through the world and
experience it most sensually. Aware of my ability to affect matter, I
acknowledge my place in the physical universe. By making work to allude
to forms and experiences just beyond its edges I am also conversing with
the infinite condition of the cosmos.
MATERIAL SHAPE represents several veins of work which have been in
progress simultaneously since 1997. A common thread throughout the
exhibition is the union between creating a record of activity and
capturing certain material properties. Materiality ignites me: I bring
myself to a material and it meets me with as much purpose, in a sense,
atoms acknowledging one another. The universal reality and fundamental
presence of matter are often near the core of my work. With this work I
have intended to create visual experiences comprised of distantly
familiar forms and images that refer only indirectly to particular known
things. This allows the work to be more about its constituent materials
and processes than anything else to which it may be similar.
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