catscan

also, this is what happens when you bust out the scanner to document some art while a curious cat is around

remixes

Each of these is woven from two distinct ink drawings on Japanese paper. CornNUt I feel like we can probably empathize with each other with the OCDness.

Paper Cuts

“Räume Zwischen Den Symbolen”

"Engulfed In Streaming Radiance", Cut paper, 23 x 23cm, 2011.

"Once in the street he was engulfed in streaming radiance. Outlines did not exist, colors had no substance. Like a woman's wispy dress that has slipped off its hanger, the city shimmered and fell in fantastic folds, not held up by anything, a discarnate iridescence limply suspended in the azure autumnal air. Beyond the nacrine desert of the square, across which a car sped now and then with a new metropolitan trumpeting, great pink edifices loomed, and suddenly a sunbeam, a gleam of glass, would stab him painfully in the pupil. "

-Vladimir Nabokov, King Queen Knave

“Phenomenology Of The Spirit, Page 183" Cut paper, 23x28 cm, 2011.

"The unity of these manifold capacities in the opposite aspect to this universality, the actual individuality. However, to take up again in this way the distinctive actual individualities, and to recount that one man has more inclination for this, another for that, that one has more intelligence than another, all this is much less interesting even than enumerating the species of insects, mosses, etc.; for these give observation the right to take them thus singly and uncomprehendingly, because they being essentially to the element of contingent particularization."

-G.W.F Hegel

"For the Edification Of Beginning" Cut paper, 26 x 23 cm, 2011.

“... there was a church, and a public garden, and a corner pharmacy, and a public convenience with thujas around it, and even a triangular island with a kiosk, at which tram conductors regaled themselves with milk. A multitude of streets diverging in all directions, jumping out from behind corners and skirting the above-mentioned places of prayer and refreshment, turned it all into one of those schematic pictures on which are depicted for the edification of beginning motorists all the elements of the city, all the possibilities for them to collide."

-Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift

"In Contemplation Of The Brandenburg Gate" Cut Paper, 23x23 cm, 2011.

'"Archway,’ uttered the smaller boy with awe. The whole family became absorbed in the contemplation of the Brandenburg Gate. ‘Historical site,’ the bigger boy said. ‘An ancient arch, yes,’ confirmed the father. ‘How shall we wriggle through?’ the bigger boy wondered, fearing for the sides of the bus, ‘it’s a squeeze!’ ‘We did wriggle through,’ the smaller boy whispered with relief. ‘And now this is the Unter,’ cried the mother, ‘time to get off.’ ‘The Unter is such a long, long street,’ said the bigger boy, ‘I saw it on the map.’ ‘This is President Street,’ said the smaller boy dreamily. ‘Shut up, idiot! It’s the Unter Linden.’ Then, in chorus, ‘Unter is long, long, long,’ and a male solo voice, ‘It’s an endless journey.’”

-Vladimir Nabokov, Glory

“Swastikas”, Cut Paper, 28x 23 cm, 2011

( Generated by the overlay of east and west facing swastikas of varying sizes.)

"Thus It Transpired" Cut paper, 15x31cm, 2011.

“Thus it transpired that even Berlin could be mysterious. Within the linden's bloom the streetlight winks. A dark and honeyed hush envelops us. Across the curb one's passing shadow slinks: across a stump a sable ripples thus. The night sky melts to peach beyond that gate. There water gleams, there Venice vaguely shows. Look at that street--it runs to China straight, and yonder star above the Volga glows! Oh, swear to me to put in dreams your trust, and to believe in fantasy alone, and never let your soul in prison rust, nor stretch your arm and say: a wall of stone.”

-Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift

Daniel Cummings at Art Platform LA!

last one I promise

This one too. more to come later. . .

microscope paintings

These two are both 2 ft sq and on ply wood.

This one is 2 ft by 2 ft and on the right is detail

The left one is 4 by 7 inches and the right in about 1 by 2 inches.

Here are some small ones. The really little guy is about 1 inch by 2 but a little under that.

The top one is 4 by 7 inches.

The next one is roughly 18 by 16 inches.

The last one is 4 by 7 inches.

This one is about 3 ft by 3 ft.

The Return of Dibbly

Wasp Nest by Supatra Basham and Sean and Wasp Nest Painting by Sean

Painting is 20 x 24 inches

Hey,

For those who do not know. . . I am a month into getting a MFA at Slade in London. here is what I have been up to so far.

Sean

firework, ink on panel, 8”x10”

So I was thinking about representation, and I got into the idea of depicting fleeting, but ambiguous, moments. For this piece, I wanted it to physically seem like a heavy object like cast metal, but to depict a very light and momentary subject. The object itself is actually a lightweight panel, and made just using ink.

Oh, this was in the MFA show. More from that soon.

no words

do something do anything

Eruption

ink jet transfer on plaster, 12"x16"x1"

this image in this is actually within the plaster - does that make it a fresco?

I'm blue

11x14, ink on canvas board

Orera "Krimanchuli"

This is amazing, especially the drummers voice.

This one is more for real

what time you ask?

looks like a pretty sweet supper

...and also some installs from ACME....

This show is also in it's last week, they both are open through Saturday here in LA.

some DC SMMOA install shots finally....

Now that my show's in the last week of it's run I've at last got some install shots for you guys.

Thanks to the museum's photographer Monica Orozco for these great pics!