"Evening at my Pond" |
"Look what I found!" - an overwhelming urge to share with the viewer personal encounters with Nature, particularly with alternate, metaphoric interpretation. Rarely do I show nature straight; more often (through image manipulations) just its metaphorical meaning
to me. The results spill over the full range from (mostly lyric) reality to abstractions.
There is no untitled work: I want the user to share my experience; a title assists the viewer to join me, what I have noticed. I don't care if other options exist.
Starting with my 35mm Minolta, doing everything myself, including printing. The outcome
is not always preconceived; intuitive recognition arrives often only later during the "darkroom" process (the "wet lab" process is now totally replaced by computer-based assists). My methods include the paring down of forms, of details and focus (even to laconic levels); intensification by isolation and insinuation. The overall impression is what counts, not necessary the true-ness of form, sharpness, or color.
Major exhibits
USA:
State Museum of PA
NJ State Senior Art Exhibit ("Best In The State");
North Museum, Lancaster, PA;
Westmoreland Art Nationals;
Harrisburg Art Assn, PA.
Manchester, NJ library
Overseas:
State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia;
Liepaja, Latvia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Shauli, Lithuania.
Lectured at:
AABS Toronto, Canada
Rutgers University, NJ
Frick Museum, Pittsburgh, PA.
Latvian Academy of Arts, Riga, Latvia
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