...points to the ever faster changing conceptual landscape of our modern world. It is the search for an amazing new reality that has only just begun to be born, a reality that has only just begun to be understood. The next stage in the history of the human social organism has most definitely been born.

The often-ordinary circumstances of our daily lives lie imbedded in the midst of an unprecedented wave of technological and social advancement. At the heart of this momentous advancement lies the vast increase in the amount and availability of information available to any individual. While some people are more removed from it than others – as time elapses and globalization’s roots grow and consolidate – each and every person will eventually feel its effects.

Our growing knowledge of complex systems and the wider scope of our technological eye would appear to have potential for exponential growth. But our disappointingly limited ability to focus our collective attention on the many different ills plaguing civilization continues to become ever more critical, ever more urgent over time. Environmental degradation, disease, social disruptions and wars continue to humble us.

Art is a combination of the examination of the self and the examination of the world around us. For myself at least, art creates visual reference points for the questions I ask others, as well as the questions I ask myself. I have compelling interests that I can only dream of always sharing successfully. So without injury or insult, I both fail and I succeed… A little like trying to apply lipstick on a rollercoaster ride, I think.

The first installation of this project was a group of my paintings which followed a few strings of thought and process which have woven themselves into the fabric of my life after having taken a year off.  I also displayed a few paintings that I had finished just before I left New York.

The second installation was a group of works by Chris Carpenter, R. Scott Davis, Helvio Faria, Gary Fisher, Christine Giammichele, Samia Halaby, Mark Palmer, Tim Tate and myself. The show was about sharing an experience. Strengthening loose connections. Creating new ones. It was both a visual experience, and a social one. While it was by no means a cure for any of the world’s disheartening crises, it was certainly a simple step along the path. An opportunity for exploration.

The creative angles the group of artists represented was diverse. All sorts of connections existed between the different artists’ and their work . . .social connections . . . visual connections . . . and some hard to tell . . .

The next step is happening.

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