My work illuminates the entwined relationships between embodied mind, mathematics, and the physical world. My paintings are structured with mathematical functions, data sets and iterations, which though relatively simple in nature, often yield outcomes of surprising organic complexity and depth. In each piece, I strive to manifest phenomena unique to the interaction between the physical medium and the logical structure. The work requires dedicated research to begin and execute, and invariably reveals both answers and further questions. In this way, the paintings and drawings form a body of visual research for abstract ideas often confined to the ethereal.
I create this work by hand using pencils, paint, a compass and, at most, the aid of a pocket calculator. The importance of this work, for me, lies beyond creating clever algorithms, or beautiful images. It is about understanding the nature and limits of our physical and mental worlds.
Watershed, 2019 oil, graphite, 23k gold leaf, tusche, ink on panel 108h x 128w x 5.08d cm
Branching Study (For Watershed), 2019, watercolor, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 46 x 46 cm
3-Cube 6-Cuts, 2017, Oil, Graphite, Silverpoint, Gold, Copper and Silver Leaf, on Linen on Panel, 108 x 108 cm
Cartography of Treespace (Facets), 2016, Graphite, Oil and Acrylic on Panel, 108 x 108 cm
Firmament 2016 Graphite, gold, copper and silver leaf, and acrylic on linen 519.5 x 294.5 cm
Vessel (Gold and Earth), 2016, Graphite, Oil, and Gold Leaf on Linen, 165 x 165 cm
Many Facets, 2015, Graphite, Watercolor, and Tea on Paper 57 x 57 cm
Cartography of Treespace (underground), In Collaboration with Satyan L. Devadoss, 2015, Acrylic, graphite and watercolor on panel 108 x 108 cm
Cartography of Treespace (woven), In Collaboration with Satyan L. Devadoss, 2015, Acrylic, graphite and watercolor on panel 108 x 108 cm
Cartography of Treespace (unfolded), In Collaboration with Satyan L. Devadoss, 2015, Acrylic, graphite and watercolor on panel 108 x 108 cm
Interchange, 2014, Graphite, Gouache, and Tea on Paper, 40 x 40 cm
Cut Apart and Sewn Back Up, 2015, Graphite , Ink, Tea, and Colored Pencil on Paper and Mylar, 42 x 42 cm
Cut Apart and Sewn Back Up (Layer 2), 2015, Graphite, Ink, Tea and Colored Pencil on Paper and Mylar, 42 x 42 cm
Cut Apart and Sewn Back Up (Layer 1), 2015, Graphite, Ink, Tea and Colored Pencil on Paper and Mylar, 42 x 42 cm
Accumulating More, 2014, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Gouache, and Tea on Paper, 108 x 108 cm
Accumulating More (Detail), 2014, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Gouache, and Tea on Paper, 108 x 108 cm
Accumulation, 2013, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Gouache and Tea on Paper, 84 x 84 cm
Accumulation (Detail), 2013, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Gouache, and Tea on Paper, 84 x 84 cm
Circle Aggregation (Study 2), 2013, Graphite, Colored Pencil and Tea on Paper, 36 x 36 cm
2x3 Map (study 3), Graphite, Watercolor, and Tea on Paper, 56 x 56 cm
2x3 Map (study 2), 2013, Graphite, Watercolor and Tea on Paper, 56 x 40 cm
2x3 Map (study 1), 2013, Graphite, Watercolor and Tea on Paper, 56 x 40 cm
Circle Aggregation (Study 2), 2013, Graphite, Colored Pencil and Tea on Paper, 19 x 25 cm
System Study, 2013, Graphite and watercolor on paper, 21.5 x 21.5 cm
cycle, 2013, Graphite, watercolor, and tea on paper, 21.5 x 21.5 cm
Folding a 2x3 Map: Layer Configurations, 2012, Graphite, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink, Gold Silver and Copper leaf on Paper 32 x 32 cm
Four folds (2x4 map), 2012, Oil, Graphite, gold and copper leaf and Ink on Acrylic Primed Panel, 120 x 120 cm
(Detail) Four folds (2x4 map), 2012, Oil, Graphite, gold and copper leaf and Ink on Acrylic Primed Panel, 120 x 120 cm
Three Folds (2x4 Map), 2012, Pigment, Graphite and Colored Pencil on paper, 80 x 80 cm
(Detail) Three Folds (2x4 Map), 2012, Pigment, Graphite and Colored Pencil on paper, 80 x 80 cm
All possible simple folding sequences for a 2x4 map, 2012, Pigment, tea, ink and graphite on paper, 1 of 7 sheets 28 x 26 cm each
Flare, 2012, Graphite, Gold, Silver and Copper Leaf on Acrylic Primed Panel, 100 x 100 cm
Cycle 1, 2011, Graphite, acrylic, gold leaf and pigment on paper, (diptych 1 of 2) 28 x 28cm
Cycle 2, 2011 Graphite, Acrylic, Gold Leaf and Pigment on Paper, (diptych 2 of 2) 28 x 28 cm
Disturbance, 2011, Acrylic, Graphite, and Gold Leaf on Panel, 60 x 60 cm
Disturbance (Detail), 2011, Acrylic, Graphite, and Gold Leaf on Panel, 60 x 60 cm
Golden Bough, 2011, Graphite, Acrylic, Tea and Gold Leaf on Panel, 60 x 60 cm
Turbulence, 2011 Graphite and Tea on Paper, 28 x 36 cm
Bramble, 2011 Graphite and Tea on Paper, 28 x 36 cm
Dendrite, 2011, Graphite and Tea on Paper, 18 x 28
Recursive Network, 2011, Graphite and Tea on Paper, 18 x 28
Cells (Detail), 2011, Silver Point on Prepared Paper 40 x 40 cm
Cells, 2011, Silver Point on Prepared Paper, 40 x 40 cm
Diatom, 2011, Graphite, Colored Pencil and Enamel on Linen, 160 x 160 cm
Vessel, 2011, Oil and Graphite on Linen, 100 x 100 cm
Branching Study (for Vessel), 2011, graphite and colored pencil on graphing paper, 51 x 44 cm
Tracheophyte, 2010, Graphite, and Oil on Acrylic Primed Linen, 50 x 50 cm
Algorithmic Botany, 2010, Graphite, and Oil on Acrylic Primed Linen, 50 x 50 cm
Study: Context Sensitive Branching, 2010, Graphite, Watercolor and tea on paper, 18 x 26 cm
Canopy, 2010, Graphite, Watercolor and tea on paper, 18 x 26 cm
Stay Close, 2010, Graphite Colored Pencil and Tea on Paper, 18 x 26 cm
Ampersand (Rule #23/3), 2013, Acrylic on Glass Petri Dish, D: 15 cm H: 6 cm
Oxidation, 2010, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, 16 x 3 cm
Oxidation (detail), 2010, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, 16 x 3 cm
Tubipora Musica, 2010, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, 16 x 3 cm
Phase Change, 2010, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, 16 x 3 cm
British Soldiers, 2010, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, 16 x 3 cm
Radiolarian, 2010, Graphite and Colored Pencil on Linen, 106 x 106 cm
Radiolarian (detail), 2010, Graphite and Colored Pencil on Linen, 106 x 106 cm
Daisy Daisy, 2010, Graphite and colored pencil on linen, 112 x 112 cm
Daisy Daisy (Detail), 2010, Graphite and colored pencil on linen, 112 x 112 cm
Phythagorean Nightmare, 2010, scrap wood and metal, a broken ladder, a hang glider pole, numerous bicycle parts, a door, used chemistry equipment, solenoid valves, light sensors, an arduino micro-controller, window counterweights, and a non-alcoholic beer.
Phythagorean Nightmare, 2010, scrap wood and metal, a broken ladder, a hang glider pole, numerous bicycle parts, a door, used chemistry equipment, solenoid valves, light sensors, an arduino micro-controller, window counterweights, and a non-alcoholic beer.
Pythagorean Nightmare: Trail #10, 2010, Acrylic on Canvas, 160 x 160 cm
Automata Study, 2010, Graphite and Pastel on Paper, 30.8 x 41 cm
Sundew, 2009, Acrylic on Panel, 76 x 76 x 16 cm
Julia Set, 2009, Graphite and Colored Pencil on Linen, 91 x 91 cm
Julia Set (detail), 2009, Graphite and Colored Pencil on Linen, 91 x 91 cm
The Two Cultures, Cultural Diffusion, culture (left to right), 2009, Oil on Glass, 16 x 3 cm each
Culture (side view), 2009, Oil on Glass Petri Dish, D: 15 cm, H: 3 cm
Ossification, 2009, Acrylic on panel, 31.5 x 31.5 cm
Ossification, 2009, Acrylic on panel, 31.5 x 31.5 cm
Anenome, 2009, Acrylic on Panel, 31.5 x 31.5 cm
Coral, 2009, Acrylic on panel, 30 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 14 cm (12 x 12 x 5 1/2 inches
Forest for the Trees, 2008, Acrylic, Brass wire, and solder on Panel, 61 x 61 x 19 cm
Forest for the Trees (Detail), 2008, Acrylic, Brass wire, and solder on Panel, 61 x 61 x 19 cm
1 ) Starting from a single circle place each new circle as close to the first as possible 2) Fill in any circle that has exactly one neighbor, 2008, Acrylic on Canvas, 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 inches)
Plankton, 2008, Acrylic on panel, 61 x 61 cm
1 ) Starting from a single circle place each new circle as close to the first as possible 2) Fill in any circle that has exactly one neighbor. 2008, Acrylic on Panel, 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Rule #23/3, 2007, Acrylic on Panel, 30.5 x 30.5 cm
The Most Yielding thing, 2007, Acrylic on Panel, 30.5 x 30.5 cm
Starting from a single circle place each new circle as close to the first as possible (diameters - 2 and 2.5 cm, Ratio 1:9), 2007, Oil and Graphite on Linen, 91.5 x 91.5 cm (36 x 36 inches)
Hive, 2008, Enamel Paint on Linen, 106.6 x 106.6 cm (42 x 42 inches)
The Fall (Rule #23/3), 2007, Acrylic and enamel on Panel, 61 x 61 x 15 cm
Non-Periodic Growth (soft), 2007, Red Felt, 200 x 200 x 130 cm
Rule #23/3, 2007, Acrylic on Panel, 20.3 x 20.3 cm
Non-Periodic Growth #14 2007, Ink and Colored Pencil on paper, 70 x 55 cm
Non-Periodic Growth (in a circle) 2007, Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 40cm diameter
Code #746 2006, Charcoal on paper, 100 x 70 cm
Non-Periodic Growth In Three Dimensions 2007, Drinking Straws and thread, 140 x 80 x 90 cm
Non-Periodic (three colors) 2006, Oil on Linen, 35 x 25 cm
Non-periodic Growth, 2006, Ink on Paper, 100 x 60 cm
Bounded Iteration in the Complex Plane 2006, Graphite on Linen, 150 x 150 cm
Non-Periodic Growth #11, 2006, Enamel paint, Ink, and Acrylic on canvas, 185 x 170 cm