My goal as an artist is to create art that engages an
audience to pause, make them wonder, and perhaps, interact with my work. I like
to incorporate art into my everyday life to see how people respond to it. I
want my work to incite conversations between people, to transcend the
boundaries we invent so that we donÕt have to converse. I believe in having a
strong commitment to and involvement in the local art community in Minneapolis
and St. Paul as well as on a national and international level..
A major part of my process is collecting the components.
I love the treasure hunt aspect of looking and gathering. People collaborate in
my work from the outset. The audience also collaborates with the process by
independently deciding to help me collect more of the objects they see in my
work. They drop them off on my doorstep, put them in the back of my truck, mail
them to me across the country or hand them off to me in person. What this means
for my work is that my audience not only completes or continues a piece, but
often initiates and determines its interdisciplinary qualities.
The incorporation of art in unexpected places breaks down
the crucial boundary of Òart being where you expect it to beÓ by bringing art
to people. I have hung my art in the windows of an abandoned McDonald's. I've installed my work in a local movie
theater. IÕve encouraged people to bowl my art in a museum. Every day for 14
years I drove a small pickup truck that I adorned, fender-to-fender, with more
than 10,000 corks. The Cork Truck
was a daily reminder for me of the value of art in my own life. I am currently
working on the Holey Circle ArtCar, a car encrusted with circle inspired
objects.
801 Washington
Avenue North #117
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55401
612-747-2313