End of July Wrap-up...

I am indeed aware that we are now into August, I just thought that I'd give a very short summary of summer happenings, thus far, as this blog is just barely past its conception. After a very busy Spring and several shows, I've spent most of this summer concentrating on work, both personal and commissioned. I did participate in an exhibition in the Visual Arts Gallery at Governor's State University, however. 'Brainstorm: A Whole New Mind', was a group exhibition inspired by Daniel Pink’s book "A Whole New Mind – Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future." The show was curated by Chicago artist Jeff Stevenson and juried by Susan Aurinko of FLATFILE galleries, and Tricia Van Eck, Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, here in Chicago. I'm told that a total of 289 works were submitted from across 22 different states for this show. The jurors accepted my piece, entitled 'Entanglement: Shrodinger's Rabbit' (pictured below), along 59 other works. It was an eclectic and well-hung show and the Visual Arts Gallery at GSU is lovely; a reception was held on June 19 and I took home People's Choice. The entire show ran from May 24 through June 24.

Other than this sole exhibition I've focused on myself and the studio this summer. I've had a few commissions but have otherwise concentrated on developing my personal work. Several new pieces will be posted soon. (One of the commissions I completed earlier in the summer I will be posting above, along with some details describing the work.) Besides time in the studio I've been hard at work with a new band, my first musical project in nearly four years. Population consists of myself on vocals, Benny Hernandez on bass, Gabriel Perez on guitar, Jessica Skolnik on synth, and Julien Cabrera on drums. We're a post-punk band with punk, goth, minimalist and coldwave influences; we've played several shows to date and have recently recorded a demo, available here.