My Approach to Creativity
Interactive.
Multimedia.
Digital Design.
Flash Coding.
Animation.
Still Art.
Photography.
Sculpture.
Arcade Cabinets.
You name it.
My artistic goals revolve around a continuing series of attempts to unify opposing forces in life: the rational & the abstract; the rigid and the organic; the simple and the complex; the designer and the client; and even the human and the computer.
My interactive inventions involve fascinating function with detailed design to elicit enjoyable educational experiences (rarely with so much alliteration). I like to create immersive experiences for people which are intuitive and memorable for both the information delivered and the emotional impact that the delivery itself can evoke. Whenever possible I love to unite the beauty of the pixels with the beauty of clean, efficient Flash Actionscript as a means of giving responsive life and intelligence to the interface. Very often this requires a thorough understanding of the underlying goals and opportunities present in the media at hand. An understanding of the audience. An understanding of context.
In my photography and digital photo manipulations, I
prefer to work in a style of abstract realism. Making the
tangible seem elusive or abstract. Rotating things into new
levels of perspective. Using architectural forms to further
goals in design rather than structural integrity. Capturing
nuances that are left ignored on a daily basis. Exploiting
that which is mundane to make it something other than
mundane.
My 2D still art typically involves an electronic stylus and
Macintosh computer in order to more tangibly interact with
pixel-based artwork. My digital paintings tend towards a
painterly expressionist, often using symbolic or dynamic
color to achieve a dramatic effect. At the same time, I
make use of my grounding in traditional photography and
drawing to refine the mixture with any digital darkroom
work that may be required to retouch or adjust my assets to
meet my needs. When animating, I am fascinated by 3
dimensionality, but more often end up relying on my wealth
of 2D Flash vector animation experience to attain a
lightweight web delivery.
