Current exhibitions

 

ART SINGULARITY = QUANTUM THEORY OF ART

an exhibition universe-wide, 2023-2024

 

 
 

Singularity Sink - Shards In Space

(clay, ceramic, and glass shards collected 2004-2023; photographed and arranged in spacetime)

Each of us is akin to a SINGULARITY. We take in an unending stream of inputs from the world around us, bits and pieces of reality that we glean from the spacetime about us. We collect an accumulating set of inputs as if shards found along a creek bed, or washed by the tide. We have a seemingly endless capacity to absorb information.

 
 

 
 

Art Singularity - Wormhole

(clay, ceramic, and glass shards collected 2004-2023; photographed; streamed in spacetime toward quantum fabrication steps.)

Some of these shards of experience we radiate out again. This radiation (Hawking Radiation as defined by astrophysics of a black hole) can be interpreted as reflecting our experience: simple walkabouts; kind words in passing; even lifetime achievements. We send out information that is a reaction (conscious or unconscious) to myriad inputs. Sometimes, in our SINGULARITY OF SELF, we deliberately focus our responses - a bit like a Singularity Wormhole might connect to another universe.

 
 

 
 
 
 

Singularity Outpouring - Shards In Time

(clay, ceramic, and glass shards collected 2004-2023; photographed; turned into symmetrical quanta using NthDerivatives method; and released into spacetime)

That which we radiate from ourselves is shaped by the crucible of our beings. From shards of collected input we may construct new objects, reflecting our individual, singular experience. We make a quantum leap, constructing a reality that we find pleasing.

This is my theory, which I will endeavor to prove during the 2023-2024 term of this Universal Exhibition: ART SINGULARITY = QUANTUM THEORY OF ART

 
 

 

Input-Output. EVEN SO.

 

 
 

 

Art Singularities Exhibition Worldwide 2021

Continental locations WORLDWIDE:

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

3 Nov 2021 —> forever, really…

 
 

Art Singularity - 022 (pencil & oil paint on raw canvas; 5”x11”; 2021. Collection of Elina vdB; Connecticut, USA, North America)

 

 
 

Installation of 44 Artefacts

190 Ottley Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., North American Continent, so called Western Hemisphere (as well as Northern), Earth, Solar System, Orion-Cygnus Arm of Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.

Permanent Art Installation commissioned by David Minnix for Indie Studios, 190 Ottley Dr., Atlanta, GA.

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Ancestor Wall (#AncestorMan, #ComputerBeing, #PaintMan, #ToolUser, #AncestorWoman (l to r); dimensions of #AncestorWoman: 116”x10”x4”). 2021.Part of permanent Art Installation Commission for Indie Studios, 190 Ottley Dr., Atlanta, GA.

Ancestor Wall (#AncestorMan, #ComputerBeing, #PaintMan, #ToolUser, #AncestorWoman (l to r); dimensions of #AncestorWoman: 116”x10”x4”). 2021.

Part of permanent Art Installation Commission for Indie Studios, 190 Ottley Dr., Atlanta, GA.


 

“Parfleche Potlatch Exhibition Worldwide 2020”

Continental locations WORLDWIDE:

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

22 Oct 2020 — 25 Feb 2021 (forever, really…)

 
 
“Parfleche-08” (oil on unprimed canvas, 21”x21”)One of 31 parfleche canvases created for the exhibition

“Parfleche-08” (oil on unprimed canvas, 21”x21”)

One of 31 parfleche canvases created for the exhibition

 
 

par•fleche \ˈpärˌflesh, =ˌ=\\ n -s [CanF parflèche, fr. F parer to ward off, parry + flèche arrow – more at PARRY, FLÈCHE] 1 : a rawhide (as of buffalo) soaked in lye to remove the hair and dried 2 : an article (as a box, sack, or saddlebag) made of parfleche

pot•latch also pat•lach \ˈpät ˌlach\ n -ES [Chinook Jargon, fr. Nootka patshatl giving, gift] 1 : a ceremonial feast or festival of the Indians of the northwest coast given for the display of wealth to validate or advance individual tribal position or social status and marked by the host’s lavish destruction of personal property and an ostentatious distribution of gifts that entails elaborate reciprocation 2 Northwest : a social event or celebration : PARTY, GET-TOGETHER

(definitions: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, 1976)

“When one’s heart is glad, he gives away gifts. Our Creator gave it to us, to be our way of doing things, to be our way of rejoicing, we who are [Kwakwaka'wakw]. Everyone on earth is given something. The potlatch was given to us to be our way of expressing joy.” — Elder Agnes Axu Alfred

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Parfleche Potlatch Exhibition Worldwide 2020 is inspired by these Indigenous People’s concepts of wrapping objects, of gift giving, of celebrating. The Artist celebrates his family, their well-being, our blessings — a marriage, the birth of a grandson, the birth of three nephews, continued health (Deo Volente) in this time of COVID.

 

Prior exhibitions


 
Three Score and 10: BOOKS of ARTimage credit: DIana YeArtist reads from “2017-2019 — Dreams, Series of” - one of 71 books created for the exhibition at Poem88, Atlanta GA (Dec. 11, 2019-Jan. 18, 2020)See Review

Three Score and 10: BOOKS of ART

image credit: DIana Ye

Artist reads from “2017-2019 — Dreams, Series of” - one of 71 books created for the exhibition at Poem88, Atlanta GA (Dec. 11, 2019-Jan. 18, 2020)

See Review

 
 
Paint Man12" x 12" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2019Exhibited 2019, Chasing Ghosts IV: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond - Verum Ultimum, Poertlant, OR

Paint Man

12" x 12" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2019

Exhibited 2019, Chasing Ghosts IV: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond - Verum Ultimum, Poertlant, OR

 

 
Big Man - King’s Canyon30" x 30" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2019Exhibited 2019, Art Through the Lens - Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY

Big Man - King’s Canyon

30" x 30" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2019

Exhibited 2019, Art Through the Lens - Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY

 

 
“Beach Cowboy 5 States”24”x30”; archival digital print; 2019THIRD PLACE AWARD, PHOTOGRAPHY, A Moment in Time Spring Juried Art Competition, 2019, Old Town Arts &amp; Crafts Guild, Inc. Cutchogue, NY

“Beach Cowboy 5 States”

24”x30”; archival digital print; 2019

THIRD PLACE AWARD, PHOTOGRAPHY, A Moment in Time Spring Juried Art Competition, 2019, Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Inc. Cutchogue, NY

 

 

#Day25000

Solo exhibition at {Poem88} Gallery 2018

 
 
#Day24979 - Staged. Awaiting Nuance16"x16"; archival digital print; 2018See Review

#Day24979 - Staged. Awaiting Nuance

16"x16"; archival digital print; 2018

See Review

 
 
Pressed for credentials, he sketched his bona fides, with notes...16.5"x11.5"; ink on paper; 2018

Pressed for credentials, he sketched his bona fides, with notes...

16.5"x11.5"; ink on paper; 2018

 
 

Create, record, reflect – Knot theory as a quantum string dynamic
 

On June 30, 2018 the artist reached 25000 days of life.

The artist presented a body of work to celebrate and remember those 25000 days. Knotted strings and ropes recorded every day of each year of the artist’s existence, a passage of time now counting in its sixty-ninth year. Each of 69 strands of string, knotted to record the number of days, is a recovered timespace. Solo show 2018 at {Poem88} Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

 

 
 
 
Psi-PiGen Form C16"x16"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017Exhibited 2018, 64Arts National Juried Exhibition - Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL

Psi-PiGen Form C

16"x16"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017

Exhibited 2018, 64Arts National Juried Exhibition - Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL

 

 
Nth Derivative - #Cosmic Tipi25"x25"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017Exhibited 2018, A Sense of Place - Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA

Nth Derivative - #Cosmic Tipi

25"x25"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017

Exhibited 2018, A Sense of Place - Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA

 

 
Cut Cloth - #InPsitu 1416"x16"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017Exhibited 2018, Abstract Catalyst 5 - Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR

Cut Cloth - #InPsitu 14

16"x16"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017

Exhibited 2018, Abstract Catalyst 5 - Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR

 

 
Light Corner - Interior Walkabout - Out &amp; Back Again20"x20"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017Exhibited 2018, 31st September Competition - Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA

Light Corner - Interior Walkabout - Out & Back Again

20"x20"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017

Exhibited 2018, 31st September Competition - Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA

 

 
#Granary Door - Storehouse of Knowledge48"x18.5"x2"; found wood panels, found pencils, string, rope, dye, varnishExhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

#Granary Door - Storehouse of Knowledge

48"x18.5"x2"; found wood panels, found pencils, string, rope, dye, varnish

Exhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

 
 
#Granary Door - Pendant Lure48"x28"x7"; found boards, found wood, found objects, string, rope, dye, varnishExhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

#Granary Door - Pendant Lure

48"x28"x7"; found boards, found wood, found objects, string, rope, dye, varnish

Exhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

#Granary Door - Twin Talisman26"x6"x5"; found board (split), found copper, reclaimed nails, rope, dye, paintExhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

#Granary Door - Twin Talisman

26"x6"x5"; found board (split), found copper, reclaimed nails, rope, dye, paint

Exhibited 2018 Creative Explorations in Mixed Media Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mable Hoouse Arts Cengter, Mableton, GA.

 

 
Stele - 1 Stick, 1 Log, 1 Post20"x20"; archival digital print, acyrlic mounted; 2017Exhibited 2018 THREE - Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

Stele - 1 Stick, 1 Log, 1 Post

20"x20"; archival digital print, acyrlic mounted; 2017

Exhibited 2018 THREE - Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA

 

 
#Day24738 - 9 States of Being, #PsignToPsymbol24"x24" (intended digital print); found wood, paint, ladder; views of changing installation, each set approx. 8'x15'; 2017Documentation of Installation Psign to Psymbol: an archaeology of art. In Psitu -…

#Day24738 - 9 States of Being, #PsignToPsymbol

24"x24" (intended digital print); found wood, paint, ladder; views of changing installation, each set approx. 8'x15'; 2017

Documentation of Installation Psign to Psymbol: an archaeology of art. In Psitu - 170 Ottley Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA

 

 
#DAY24584 - "Eye sea tell tales"22"x18" (framed); pen &amp; ink, color pencil on paper; 2017Exhibited in 30th National Juried Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance Gallery, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA

#DAY24584 - "Eye sea tell tales"

22"x18" (framed); pen & ink, color pencil on paper; 2017

Exhibited in 30th National Juried Exhibition - South Cobb Arts Alliance Gallery, Mable House Arts Center, Mableton, GA

 

 
Running Man18"x15"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017Exhibited in 2017 REMIX - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MISee Review

Running Man

18"x15"; archival digital print, acrylic mounted; 2017

Exhibited in 2017 REMIX - Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

See Review

 

 
Stele15" x 15" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2017Exhibited 2017, Art Vandenberg: STELES - {Poem88}, Atlanta, GA (part of CORRESPONDENCES Series)See Review

Stele

15" x 15" color digital archival print, acyrlic mounted, 2017

Exhibited 2017, Art Vandenberg: STELES - {Poem88}, Atlanta, GA (part of CORRESPONDENCES Series)

See Review

 

Quantum differentiation shield

24.25" x 30" framed; pen & ink on double notebook paper; 2015

Exhibited in 2016, Sense of Place - Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA

See review

KIMONO: Kinetic, information modulated objective neuron self-organization (space-time continuum fabric)

24.25" x 30" framed; pen & ink on double notebook paper; 2015

HONORABLE MENTION, National Juried Competition: Works On Paper-2016 - Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ.

See review

Past encrypts future/future decrypts past

37.5"x29" framed; pen & ink on paper

Exhibited in 2016, Metro Montage XVI - Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA

Deep Dive

2013 (Pen & ink, color pencil on paper; 32.5"x47.5")

Exhibited in 2015, Sprawl! Drawing Outside the Lines - High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (Purchased with High's Antinomy Fund, 2015.150 a-c)

See review

 

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Psign to Psymbol: an archaeology of art

The Past is merely the Future that has passed by this moment of NOW.

 
... and as the artifacts are found they speak to me of what my personal perceptions are and then become a foil against which I can measure my progression. In a sense none of this is new or unknown/ everyone must exercise somewhat the same kind of selection and choice. In this sense one could wave off the following excerpts from my memory as just so much more fodder on the road to wisdom and the prospect of having to read, much less understand, the complexities that the author has chosen to elaborate, could possibly exhaust any of the tolerance that is expected. For the key to this map is none other than that is unimportant that any of it even be read. A mere weighing of the material in hand will suffice to demonstrate the gravity of the same. And there is enough levity in the undertaking to lay to rest any fears concerning the unknowable.
— p. iv, Vandenberg, Arthur
 

Thesis, Georgia State University, 1979. Available at: scholarworks.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/169