Abstract Surrealism
Surrealism, abstraction, sculpture and painting are combined to create virtual scenes of emergent mysterious meaning.
Surrealism, abstraction, sculpture and painting are combined to create virtual scenes of emergent mysterious meaning.
The Riddle
"The Riddle" started as a sketchbook drawing. My goal was to create an image that was a step from my abstract dimensional work toward representational surrealism. I wanted the piece to have an implied but abstruse narrative, with composition and lighting inspired by the paintings of the Dutch masters and classic comic book art.
I did not preconceive the characters or narrative. As I sculpted and arranged the elements in 3D, I let them evolve and reveal themselves and the relationships that generate the emergent narrative.
Here's my interpretation. In a transhuman future, an exoskeletally augmented green suitor has journeyed from afar with his trusty red star, to obtain an audience and possible courtship with a mystical feminine entity somewhere in the translucent pink forest. The suitor recoils from the unexpected reception by the indigo guardian cat squid and the shiny blue observer blob that hovers in the gateway formed by twin techno trunks. Blocking the gateway are a spotted translucent protector tree and three thick black barrier vines. Lurking beyond them is a raspberry sphere amalgamation that might be the mystical feminine entity herself.
I did not preconceive the characters or narrative. As I sculpted and arranged the elements in 3D, I let them evolve and reveal themselves and the relationships that generate the emergent narrative.
Here's my interpretation. In a transhuman future, an exoskeletally augmented green suitor has journeyed from afar with his trusty red star, to obtain an audience and possible courtship with a mystical feminine entity somewhere in the translucent pink forest. The suitor recoils from the unexpected reception by the indigo guardian cat squid and the shiny blue observer blob that hovers in the gateway formed by twin techno trunks. Blocking the gateway are a spotted translucent protector tree and three thick black barrier vines. Lurking beyond them is a raspberry sphere amalgamation that might be the mystical feminine entity herself.
Mall Where
My goal with "Mall Where" was to create an image that on first glance appears graphic and abstract, but upon further inspection reveals a photo-realistic representation of a fantastically surreal scene that depicts ordinary people shopping at the mall in a transhuman future.
When humanity has solved all of it's problems through technology, and everyone can be, do or have anything they want, the main meaningful endeavor remaining is the creation and appreciation of art, music and entertainment. Unbounded creative freedom would result in artistic expression becoming primary in every aspect of our world, our lives and our selves.
Here we see a couple amble through the foreground sporting new custom fit polished titanium fashion shells. The yellow and brown storefront opens into a mystical blue tunnel that leads to a range of popular reality experiences. In the background, an enthusiastic child peers around the corner of a sculptural entry portal and sees people strolling and window shopping at the fashion shell dealership.
"Mall Where" is where to be and go if you want to be somebody or go somewhere.
When humanity has solved all of it's problems through technology, and everyone can be, do or have anything they want, the main meaningful endeavor remaining is the creation and appreciation of art, music and entertainment. Unbounded creative freedom would result in artistic expression becoming primary in every aspect of our world, our lives and our selves.
Here we see a couple amble through the foreground sporting new custom fit polished titanium fashion shells. The yellow and brown storefront opens into a mystical blue tunnel that leads to a range of popular reality experiences. In the background, an enthusiastic child peers around the corner of a sculptural entry portal and sees people strolling and window shopping at the fashion shell dealership.
"Mall Where" is where to be and go if you want to be somebody or go somewhere.
Only The Cage Remains
"Only The Cage Remains" began as an experiment in procedural modeling. As is often the case, the narrative emerged as I created and arranged the objects in the scene. The image depicts several characters encountering the empty, weathered exoskeleton of one of their own in the desert. It explores the idea of anthropomorphism and the nature of life, death, consciousness and existence. The characters are actually abstract, procedurally generated objects that have no deliberately designed human attributes, yet through context and the mysterious mechanisms of the human mind, they take on personality and a life of their own.