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Cosmic
Note
30" x 40"
Mixed Media |
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Tell
us a little bit about your background?
Where are you from originally?
I am originally from Piermont, New York.
I received a Bachelor's Degree of Science
in Art from NYU and a Master's Degree
of Science in Communication Design from
Pratt Institute. I have been working
in the Motion Graphics Industry for
the last five years. I have worked on
a few Broadcast Design award-winning
projects, as well as one Emmy-nominated
project. |
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EQHD_01
Concept Art for HD Network
10 sec Network Identities
Mixed Media |
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Who
or what has influenced your work? Which
designers do you admire?
I grew up in an artistic family. My
father is a photographer and my mother
is a sculptor who also taught art. I
also had a grandfather who was a photographer
and a film producer. So, I was always
encouraged to pursue art. I greatly
admire the Post-Impressionists. My favorite
artist is Vincent Van Gogh.
I have also been influenced by my studies
with personality theorist Steven Paglierani.
One aspect of his work, Emergence Personality
Theory, deals with people's ability
to see beauty, as well as their blocks
in and around seeing beauty. We are
exploring how art and personality connect
and are working to develop a school
of art tentatively titled "Conscious
Creativity". I would like to share the
link to Mr. Paglierani's Web site as
I think his work has much to offer artists:
www.theemergencesite.com |
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Concept Art for HD Network
10 sec Network Identities
Mixed Media |
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How
do you think your fine art and illustration
style developed?
In my undergraduate studies, I worked
mainly with analogue techniques –
drawing, printmaking, and painting.
I really liked Renaissance art, Post-Impressionists,
and Modern Art. When I went back to
school for my Master's, I began to learn
to work digitally, learning software
such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and
After Effects. I was attracted to the
work of Milton Glaser because he seemed
to synthesize art and design. When I
started to combine traditional art with
digital techniques I began to develop
the style I work in now. I began to
photograph and scan textures, using
everything from concrete to tree bark.
People began to ask me how I made my
work. They couldn't tell if it was a
painting or a photograph or an illustration. |
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Gypsy
Blues
11" x 17"
Mixed Media |
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What
materials do you use to produce your
work?
I use a variety of analogue and digital
materials to produce my work. I go out
and gather all kinds of stuff, then
make collages. I like to use natural
textures that I either photograph or
scan. I also make watercolor washes
and ink splatters and strokes that I
then scan. I take photographs wherever
I travel using a Nikon D200, and creative
libraries of subjects and places. I
do drawings with pencil, pen, and charcoal
that I scan and use in pieces. Sometimes
I make clay models that I shoot and
collage with. I also use Photoshop and
Illustrator extensively to create. I
use a lot of gradients and transfer
modes in Photoshop. |
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Primal
Wind
11" x 17"
Mixed Media |
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Take
us through the design process of a favorite
piece.
One of my favorites is a recent jazz
piece titled "Primal Wind". The source
image for this one was a photograph
my grandfather took of jazz musician
Benny Goodman. I began by cutting the
image away from the background as well
as the features of his face. I re-composed
the figure in a new canvas and began
to collage. It is a pretty intuitive
process for me as I go about building
a strong composition. I experiment with
adding different ink and paint spatters,
photos I've taken of architecture while
in France, and Photoshop gradients.
I use a lot of transfer modes in Photoshop.
I add natural textures to give the image
a real tactile quality. I want more
movement in the piece so I did some
gesture drawings of the musician and
mixed those in as well. Once things
start looking really balanced I feel
the need to bring some tension back.
I do my best to surprise myself and
do something unexpected. Fortunately,
Photoshop is quite forgiving with the
being able to save and undo. When I
am surprised with what I see, I am finished. |
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Time
11" x 17"
Mixed Media |
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What's
the most rewarding project you have
designed? Why?
During my second year working professionally,
I was working on a pitch with a design
studio called Loyalkaspar to brand a
new HD Network called Equator HD. During
the design phase of this project, it
emerged in me that art and design/analogue
and digital did not have to be separate.
This was a major breakthrough for me
as an artist. I saw that art and design
could feed off of each other. This experience
has been extremely rewarding and continues
to affect the work I do today. We went
on to win the pitch and produce a series
of 10-second Network Identities for
the client. |
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Traveling
Man
30" x 40"
Mixed Media |
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Are
you working on any new projects that
you can tell us about? Any art showings?
I am working on a "Jazz" series of multi-media
collages. I am using photographs of
jazz musicians that were taken by my
father and grandfather in the 1960s.
I am also using my own photographs,
elements of typography, and painting
to create these collages. I hope to
have an exhibit of this series this
fall in a Multi-Generational show with
the original photos taken by my father
and grandfather. |
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Winter
Song
11" x 17"
Mixed Media |
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Is
there any advice you'd give to those
trying to break into the industry?
I had great experiences interning at
studios. I would suggest searching for
the companies within your industry of
interest that really speak to the kind
of work that you want to do. In other
words, find the companies whose work
you like, then pound on their doors
for a shot to work with them. I interned
for a record label, a music video production
company, and an animation studio. Each
of these experiences opened up doors
for me... |
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