Western icons, in particular Italian Madonnas, are another deep influence in my work. The geometric base used within each image contains natural ratios and curves that reference the sub-atomic particle collisions which led to the “God Particle’s” discovery. The “Madonna of the Particle” and the “Madonna of Dark Matter” both concern the recently discovered Higgs-Boson particle. Real ones can often be quite abstract as the image becomes subservient to the geometry used in the composition, I try to emulate this ideal. Orthodox icons are a favorite style to appropriate. How and why this geometric language was used fascinates me, it ultimately led to creating my own icons with their own meanings. Golden ratios, spirals, and fibonacci sequences are easily found in many types of art, but especially deeply woven into icons.
I’ve mainly learned about hidden geometry and symbolism in art by deconstructing an artworks composition, then researching what I find, something I like to do for fun. The geometry within this base is a riddle to decipher as are many of the symbols within. However, underlying and obfuscated by the image is a rigid geometric base, over which the Madonna icon is constructed. In this body of work I use the Madonna as the vehicle to literally carry the ideas I’ve chosen to portray. Regardless, each icon has a story and a reason for existing. The modern icons I create also convey information, it could be a scientific concept, a political statement, or a pop-culture reference. Icons also have a reason for existing, they are conveyers of information. I’m not sure exactly where my fascination with Madonnas was born, but I’ve loved Icons of all kinds for a very long time.Īs an artist I’m intrigued with the the way icons present their ideas – an easily understood, blunt central image juxtaposed with deep symbolism and cryptic geometric foundations.
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While the painting is not intended as a black-light piece, it does take full advantage of the fluorescent spectrum, metallic colors, and unveils phosphorescent effects in total darkness. The icon is also based on the types of geometry found in sub atomic particle collisions, it will fit snugly into the actual image of a particle collision which created a “God” particle. In this piece, I created a geometric foundation using shapes, curves, and ratios found in nature, and fit the figure into it. The name itself is enough to warrant the creation of a Modern Icon. This painting is inspired by the recent scientific confirmation of the Higgs-Boson “GOD” particle, the supposed sub-atomic building block that gives all matter mass. Open daily (except Wednesdays): 10:00 a.m. This is a cafe exhibit, admission is free!ġ51 Third Street (between Mission + Howard)
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New paintings: The Madonnas of Science, plus selected other work.Ĭurrently on exhibit at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – Caffè Museo
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