I studied art in Grad School where I received a MA in Photography and Video Art. I was a child of the 60s, a teenager of the 70s. I think the first artwork that captivated me as a child was Hans Hoffman's painting Yellow Burst, soon to be followed by Van Goghs Sunflowers. I guess I was drawn to the thick Impasto paint. My current artwork explores the power pictures and images to manipulate, seduce, persuade or coerce an audience regarding a given subject or issue. Im pleased by the success of Shepard Fairey in selling overtly political art which seems to...more