About Michael

BIOGRAPHY

Michael was born in 1950 in New Jersey.  He has a BA in Philosophy from Sonoma State University, an MS in Computer Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego.  Michael began developing software in 1973 and creating fractal art in 1985.  Michael's images are held in private collections across the United States.

Michael is also a published poet and has done original theoretical work in number theory, multivalued logic, physical chemistry, semantics-based information retrieval, and the statistical analysis of baseball.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Many traditional artists have embraced computer graphics to enhance representational depiction.  Other digital artisans have employed these new capabilities to create previously

unimagined visual abstractions.  The variety of both the potential imagery and the virtual equipment for manipulating it is in effect inexhaustible.  Fractal digital imagery is a relatively young yet already rich field.  Though different from traditional art, this digital medium also demands a well-developed esthetic sense.  Mastery of an ever-evolving toolset permits results perfecting form, color, texture, and composition.

Michael explores undiscovered worlds of exotic scenery filled with exquisite shapes in colorful profusion.  This journey into the wilds of magical fractal imagery is made possible by and is a reflection of the beauty of mathematics.  These intricate designs serve as snapshots capturing panoramas from the limitless uncharted realms of inner space and often feature spirals speaking spiritually to us of infinity.  Michael calls his geometric yet organic results “photoreal abstracts.”

ART HISTORY

Juried Events

• April-June 2009 - San Diego Hospice
• April 2009 - ArtWalk San Diego
• October-November 2008 - The Digital Art Guild's "Urban Legends and Country Tales" Show, Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, Bonita, CA, jurors: Don Archer, Andrew Darlow, Mel Strawn
• October 2008 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Fine Art Festival V, juror: Betti-Sue Hertz, Curator of Contemporary Art, San Diego Museum of Art
• October 2008 - Del Mar Taste and Art Stroll, Del Mar, CA
• September 2008 - Art Festival of Old Town San Diego, San Diego, CA
• September 2008 - ArtWalk on the Bay, San Diego, CA
• August 2008 - Leucadia Artwalk, Leucadia, CA
• August 2008 - "Small Works Competition," Brandon Gallery, Fallbrook, CA, juror: Tom Fong
• May 2008 - North Park Festival of the Arts, San Diego, CA
• April 2008 - ArtWalk San Diego
• January 2008 - Joint Mathematics Meetings* Art Exhibit, San Diego, CA, jurors: Rinus Roelofs, Sculptor, the Netherlands; Robert Fathauer, Tesselations Company, Phoenix, Arizona; Anne Burns, Department of Mathematics, Long Island University, New York; Nat Friedman, Department of Mathematics, State University at Albany, New York; Reza Zarhangi, Department of Mathematics, Towson University, Maryland.  *joint annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America
• October-November 2007 - St. Mark's Church, San Diego, 2007 Digital Art Show "God's Creation is Good!," juror: Randall Cornish, graphic design educator
• September 2007 - Art Festival of Old Town San Diego, San Diego, CA
• September 2007 - ArtWalk on the Bay, San Diego, CA
• August 2007 - Leucadia Artwalk, Leucadia CA
• April 2007 - ArtWalk San Diego
• November 2006 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Fine Art Festival III, juror: Scott Atkinson, Chief Curator, San Diego Museum of Art
• September-October 2006 - Digitally Propelled Ideas, Kellogg Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, juror: Elliott Earls, art designer
• September 2006 - Coronado Art Walk, Coronado CA, jurors: Tim Field, director of The Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego; Betty Sue Hertz, curator of contemporary art, San Diego Museum of Art; Carol McCusker, curator of photography, Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego
• September 2006 - Art Festival of Old Town San Diego, San Diego, CA
• August-September 2006 - California State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sacramento CA
• May 2006 - San Diego Hospice  "Art of Caring" Fundraiser
• May 2006 - "La Jolla Digital" show, Village Gallery, La Jolla, CA, jurors: Gene Nocon, Brenda Regier
• November 2005 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Festival of Fine Art, juror: Scott Atkinson, chief curator, San Diego Museum of Art
• October 2005 - St. Mark's Church, San Diego, 2005 Digital Art Show "Let There Be Light," juror: Kathleen Blavatt, artist and author
• August-September 2005 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild Show at Palomar College's Boehm Gallery, juror: Maxine Gaiber, education director, San Diego Museum of Art
• July 2005 - "La Jolla Digital" show, Village Gallery, La Jolla, CA, juror: Daniel Foster, executive director, Riverside Museum of Art
• June 2005 - San Diego Hospice  "Art of Caring" Fundraiser
•  May-June 2005 - International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, juror: Derrick Cartwright, executive director, San Diego Museum of Art
• March 2005 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Festival of Fine Art, juror: Derrick Cartwright, executive director, San Diego Museum of Art
•  June 2004 - San Diego County Fair E-Arts Exhibition, juror: Donna Cosentino
• July 2003 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Democratically Juried Exhibition
• July 2002 - San Diego Museum of Art's Artists Guild's Democratically Juried Exhibition

Other Events

• October 2008 - Pacific Beachfest, Pacific Beach, CA
• September 2008 - Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild's Art Fair, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
• June 2008 - Two-person show at Avalon Art & Cultural Event Center, San Diego, CA
• December 2007 - "Ray at Asian Nights" show, Gallery 504, San Diego, CA
• September 2007 - Artexpo Las Vegas
• May 2007 - Taste of the Arts Festival, Chula Vista, CA
• April 2007 - La Jolla Art Association's "Floral Rhapsody" show, La Jolla, CA
• February 2007-March 2007 - Solo Show, Grand Central Cafe, San Diego, CA
• February 2007-March 2007 - Stella Lucis Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
• December 2006 - "Ray at Asian Nights" show, Gallery 504, San Diego, CA
• September-October 2006 - Digital Art Guild / Photo Arts Group show "Multiple Universes," Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA
• September 2006 - Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild's Art Fair, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
• June 2006 - Mission Hills United Church of Christ Art Exhibit/Sale, San Diego
• May 2006 - Taste of the Arts Festival, Chula Vista, CA
• April 2006 - ArtWalk San Diego
• March-April 2006, San Diego Hospice
• March 2006 - La Jolla Art Association's "Life Dances" show, La Jolla, CA
• October 2005 - Dawn of the Living Pixel, An Exhibition of Digital Fine Art, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, CA
• September 2005 - Los Angeles Center for Digital Art's "Snap-to-Grid" show
• September 2005 - Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild's Art Fair, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
• September 2005 - La Jolla Art Association's "Passions" show, La Jolla, CA
• June-September 2005 - Art displayed at BAE Systems, San Diego
• May-June 2005 - Digital Art Exhibition, Art Institute of California, San Diego
• May 2005 - Taste of the Arts Festival, Chula Vista, CA
• April 2005 - La Jolla Art Association New Member Show
• April 2005 - ArtWalk San Diego
• November 2004 - Digital Art Guild show at 976 Cafe, San Diego
• April 2004 - Santa Cruz Digital Arts Festival
• October and November 2003, January 2004 - Avalon Gallery, San Diego
• July 2003  - "California Digital" Exhibition at the San Diego Art Institute