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The first drawings in this series were begun during a study trip to France and Italy. The trip’s purpose was to examine the Western idea of Classical Beauty and its manifestations in Roman ruins, Romanesque and Gothic architecture. While traveling I drew details and began to study the underlying geometry of the structures. Upon my return to the studio, I began pairing the images with new drawings of animals and common objects, looking for intersections or relationships between images. The pairings developed as visual meditations on the mathematical underpinnings of design; visual or structural affinities; or suggestions of conceptual connections. The paired drawings are visual riddles with no single answer. The quotes neither explain nor title the images, but rather provide an invitation to contemplation. This group of prints explore a tiny portion of the wealth of images that surround us. Details of European cathedrals have been enriched by pairings with images made during our 4 years in Thailand – exploring similarities and differences in visual cultures.<\/p>\n
The images not only describe actual objects, but also represent the physical pleasure of drawing – the interaction of ink, pen, paper and quiet time. They are a visible manifestation of a process of observation and reflection through which I am looking for relationships – between nature and the human world; and the world of art and that of mathematics.<\/p>\n
The drawings are printed on Stonehenge 100% rag paper by Modern Printers of Faribault, Minnesota. Each print is then hand-colored by the artist.<\/p>\n\t
“Writing meaning into their work through geometry.” – John James<\/em><\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “What is required of us is the recognition of the frontiers between the centuries. And to take heart: to cross over.” – Archibald Macleish<\/em><\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “To know the universe itself as a road – as many roads – as roads for traveling souls.” – Walt Whitman<\/em><\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Time is infinitely just and wise.” – Auguste Rodin<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Must time and tides forever run.…” – Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The powers of the universe find many images – tree, rose, lotus, pomegranate…in which to show themselves.” -Roberto Calasso<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “We live not by things, but by the meaning of things.” – Antoine de St.-Exupery<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The building is the shell which encloses this space.” – John James<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The figure such as the idea requires.” – Alain de Lille<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “But texts are not everything. The monument itself will reveal some of its secrets to those who know how to seek them.” – Yves Delaporte<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Here birds are alike with the mountain light, And the mind of man touches peace in a pool, And a thousand sounds are quieted By the breathing of a temple-bell.” – Chang Chien<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The smoothness of the stone is the story of many waters.” – Kenneth Patton<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “To all swift things for swiftness did I sue; clung to the whistling mane of every wind.” – Frances Thompson<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Out of the stars we have come, up from time.” – Robert Weston<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “One should not take outward beauty for reality.” – Ching Hao<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “But memory endures longer than action.” – Roberto Calasso<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Old words are adequate for all.” – Auguste Rodin<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The beautiful comes about, little by little, through many numbers.” – Pythagorus<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “An infinite expectation of the dawn.” – Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “History is only a catalog of the forgotten.” – Henry Adams<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “God was the great geometer…” – John James<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Geometry, like music, is man’s approach to the Divine.” – John James<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “…at the end, every Enigma finds its explanation according to the laws of the Realistic.” – Umberto Eco<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The cathedral is an embarrassment to Reason, which fears, on entering it, having to admit the existence of the sacred.” – Francois Cali<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Every creature of this earth is like a picture or a book.…” – Alain de Lille<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Appearances are often deceiving.” – Aesop<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “The Chinese sage Chuang Tzu dreamt he was a butterfly.” – Joseph Campbell<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Add nothing, except just what the patterns demand.” – Christopher Alexander<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t “Ancient of Days.” – Anonymous<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is Required\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Universe as a Road\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime is Infinitely Just\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime and Tides\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Powers of the Universe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Meaning of Things\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Line\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n“The line is that which has only extension.” – Euclid\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Building is the Shell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Figure\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTexts Are Not Everything\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemple Bell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmoothness of Stone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSwift Things\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOut of the Stars\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutward Beauty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMemory Endures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOld Words\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany Numbers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInfinite Expectation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory is Only\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGod Was the Great Geometer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeometry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery Enigma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmbarrassment to Reason\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery Creature of this Earth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAppearances are Deceiving\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe Dreamed He Was a Butterfly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd Nothing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAncient of Days\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n