TITLE: Glass rings and spheres*

dimensions: eg: 3' x 3', 91cm x 91cm, canvas-AUD$3240, paper-AUD$2520
media: 3D vertual space modelling on canvas/archival paper

availability:
original artwork: canvas-AUD$380sqft, paper-$AUD280sqft
commissions available: AUD$, worldwide delivery 15%
giclee prints available: Add details in contacts page, thank you

global license available: (YES)

biography:

The most exciting artwork, in my opinion, is artwork that compels the viewer to participate in it.

That is why I love abstract art.

Each viewer sees something different in my abstracts and always has something very interesting to say about them. I have talked directly with literally thousands of people after viewing my artwork. After getting their feedback and interpretation, I always feel that we have made some sort of a connection and that I have helped them in some way. Their comments always include a positive statement and an improvement on their outlook. I also feel that I have gained a better understanding of them and people in general.

My work is influenced by my early interest in math and science. Many of my pieces include geometrical forms and a sense of precision that bridges fine art and design. I love color, patterns and forms that when combined together, take on a life of their own. The artwork communicates to others and appears to touch them in a deep, personal and spiritual way. My greatest joy is watching someone getting involved in one of my pieces and taking a journey from a state of worry or boredom and into a state of joy and exhilaration.

I began creating art photographs in high school in Poughkeepsie, NY with home-built pinhole cameras I made from shoeboxes and aluminum foil. After graduation, having considered careers in architecture and classical music, I pursued my interest in the practical applications of math and science by earning a degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University in 1979.

After one year working as an electrical engineer, my interest in working with people, ideas and concepts led me into technology marketing and the world of advertising. Whetting my creative appetite, I went out on my own in 1987 as a technical writer and photographer. In time, that led me into the fields of graphic design and computer illustration. After meeting my wife Jerri, we created Synergy Network, a Boston area marketing communications firm and photography studio in 1991.

While creating photographic images and artwork for clients, I employed various 3-D modeling, illustration and photo enhancement tools. While experimenting with these at night, I developed techniques that could be used to create fine art. I began using these tools to create abstracts. These early works debuted at the first biannual CyberArts Festival in Boston in the spring of 1999.
My first gallery showing of photography in 1996 was sponsored by IRIS graphics of Bedford, MA, the manufacturer of the first giclée printer for reproduction of fine art prints. Entitled “Scenes of Africa,” the framed giclée print collection was first displayed at the IRIS Graphics corporate gallery and then at the Nature Company’s two galleries in Concord, MA and on Newbury Street in Boston. An appearance by Jim Fowler (from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Animal Kingdom) made the Boston event a memorable one for all.

My wife and I sold Synergy Network after twelve years and moved to Clearwater, Florida, with our two children. I created Menaul Fine Art to pursue my fine art career full time.

My abstract art is created using 3-D modeling, illustration and photo enhancement tools on the computer. The common theme is that they contain crystal geometric objects (in virtual space) that reflect and refract the environment around them.