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Mori no Sheisin
My creative spirit is awakened by the beauty I see in naturally occurring patterns and textures. I find beauty in imperfection and often see it in scarred and weathered surfaces. "Mori no Sheisin" is a compilation of such images, including an overlay of a bird image.
Describing My Work
In my artwork, I strive for an artistic style characterized by the use of details and mental associations to evoke subjective and sensory impressions rather than the re-creation of objective reality. I aim to capture a momentary, sensory effect – the impression an object makes on the eye in a fleeting instant, art that does not necessarily rely on realistic depictions. What the eye perceives and what the brain understands are two different things and I seek to capture the former - the optical effects of light or the passage of time and so on. I think it is hard...
About Abstract Art
There are many theoretical ideas behind abstract art. Art for art’s sake - that art should be purely about the creation of beautiful effects is one of the main theories. Art can or should be like music is another theory. Just as music is made up of patterns of sound, art should be created by pure patterns of form, line and color. The idea, derived from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, that the highest form of beauty lies not in the forms of the real world but in geometry, is also used in discussion of abstract art. As is the...
What is a Giclee Print?
In giclee printing no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original digital image. I use special light-fast inks, which, if kept out of the sun, will remain true for up to 25 years. Image shown titled, "River Pass"
Mounting An Art Print
I am mounting one of my archival pigment giclee prints from my 7600 Epson wide format printer. I use a safe adhesive from Glue Safe company to adhere the print to the custom box mount.