This book was published in 1903 as a resource guide for water designs that could be used by craftsmen. The artist, Mori Yuzan, worked in the Nihonga style, which emphasized the beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics during a period of infatuation with the west. I am infatuated with Hamonshū! I've shot thousands of photographs of waves … Continue reading Hamonshū
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Scenic Overlook
Back in May, I had an exhibit at Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco. A few of the projects already discussed here were part of the exhibit: The Fix, Copepodilia, Pacific Falls, and Collision. I also showed three new selections from a series of videos called "In the Time of..." which were inspired by Pool. The works were … Continue reading Scenic Overlook
Bass Biology
I lost sight of this blog, buried in a big project and a flurry of exhibits. More later on "Scenic Overlook" and other exhibits, but this summer has been completely turned over to a large commission for the new Bass Biology Building at Stanford. High resolution photographs of ocean waves – color reversed and knitted … Continue reading Bass Biology
Cerulean Blues
June and July and nearly August... As I listed these months, counting the time since my last post, a cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" by Tony Crown started playing in the background. It was a slow ghostly version of the old Steve Miller Band song, never heard this version before. Perfect synchronicity. Time keeps … Continue reading Cerulean Blues
