Statement for “Dynamic Form”
All materials, natural and manmade, bear the imprint of the forces that formed them. Patterns, shapes, and textures embody fundamental physical laws and biologic needs revealed at the current moment. But none are inactive—all change dynamically, some moment-to-moment, others over geologic time. Some forms are clearly functional and display principles of economy and efficiency; others appear purely coincidental, although that conclusion may simply reflect a lack of understanding. Each pattern, with its regularities and defects, reveals a fortuitous combination of geometry and chance. Paradoxically, very similar patterns occur on widely differing scales and arise from surprisingly different phenomena. The forms seem universal while the media are irrelevant, left to our imagination.
Solo Exhibits:
Café Espresso, July-August 2005, Menlo Park, CA
Entelos Inc., 2004-05, Foster City, CA
Entelos Inc., 2001-02, Foster City, CA
Selected Group Exhibits:
Institute of Contemporary Art Fall Exhibit (juried), October 2005, San Jose, CA
California Modern Gallery/MesArt exhibit (juried), December 2005, San Francisco, CA
Photo San Francisco, with the Pacific Art League, July 2005, San Francisco, CA
Awards:
Collection 2005 award, from Silicon Valley Visual Arts
SoLA STARS 2005 award, from Silicon Valley Visual Arts
Los Gatos Art Association Annual Members Juried Show, Art Museum of Los Gatos, 2004, First Place and Honorable Mention awards in photography
Yosemite Renaissance XVII Juried Group Show, Yosemite Museum Gallery, 2002, Honorable Mention
Del Mar Fair Photography Exhibit, San Diego, CA, 2000, 2nd place and Honorable Mention awards in B&W abstract/still-life division
Education:
1984, B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University
1989, Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
1996-present: Numerous courses in photography including photographic craft, composition, darkroom technique, portfolio design, editing photographs, and various field courses from California College of Arts and Crafts, SF Photo Center, UCSC Extension, and other organizations.
