A series of wall-mounted assemblages made of unusual materials found at office supplies and hardware stores.
Staples on wood panel, 2007.
6" x 6" x 2.5"
Staples on wood, 2007.
25" x 25" x 3"
Detail view
Staples, rope, 24 K gold leaf on wood panel, 2013.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Staples, cardboard and pencil on wood, 2007.
12.75" x 12.75" x 2.5"
Staples, enamel and rope on panel, 2013.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Staples, enamel, clips on panel, 2013.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Staples, enamel, clips on panel, 2013.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Staples, enamel, clips on panel, 2014.
49” x 25” x 3”
Detail view.
Staples and clips on panel, 2014.
49” x 25” x 3”
Detail view.
Staples, enamel and erasers on panel, 2014.
12.5" x 13.5" x 3.5"
Staples, enamel and paper clips on panel, 2014.
9” x 9” x 3”
Detail view.
Staples, enamel and Plexiglas on panel, 2014.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Staples, enamel, paper clips and Plexiglas on panel, 2014.
12.5” x 12.5” x 2.5”
Detail view.
Detail view of corner.
Staples, enamel, rope and paper clips on panel, 2014.
13” x 13” x 3”
Staples and enamel on panel, 2014.
9” x 9” x 2.5”
Orange Plexiglas, orange paper, staples and paper clips on panel, 2015, 9” x 9” x 3”
Detail view
Staples, enamel, 24K gold leaf and paper clips on panel board, 2015,
13” x 13” x 2.5”
Detail view
A series of wall-mounted sculptures made of different kinds of spaghetti and noodles. These minimal compositions are an abstract interpretation of food containers and the disproportionate role they have in modern processed food distribution.
Each painted wood structure is covered with a very thin layer of dry spaghetti, glued strand by strand, one placed next to each other, row after row, to create a large three-dimensional linear mosaic. Some of the sculptures are designed as multiple units, created to incorporate the empty wall space between each section into an overall composition.
The variations of colors arise from the different ingredients used in the manufacture of the pasta itself. Spinach spaghetti are green, chili pepper spaghetti are red, and black spaghetti owe their color to squid ink.
Some incorporate the use of intersecting structures made of transparent Plexiglas. These dissecting plastic elements are abstract reminders of the spy windows used by many spaghetti manufacturers to exhibit the pasta within each carton container.
The nature of the pasta in these works is drastically changed to a point that it loses its recognizable shape, texture and use. In a metaphorical sense, the box containing the spaghetti is thus reborn as a box constructed of spaghetti. The packaging becomes part of the buying experience – food becomes art and entertainment.
Spaghetti, spinach spaghetti and tomato spaghetti on Plexiglas, 2008.
22" x 15.5" x 10"
Squid ink spaghetti and porcini mushroom spaghetti on Plexiglas, 2009.
18" x 18" x 4"
Wood, stained kishimen noodles and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2009.
36" x 18" x 8"
Squid ink spaghetti and udon noodles on wood, 2008.
26" x 26" x 26"
Squid ink spaghetti and udon noodles on wood, 2008.
26" x 26" x 26"
Squid ink spaghetti, red radicchio spaghetti, udon noodles and mugwort soba noodles on wood, 2008.
12" x 8" x 12" + 12" x 8" x 12" + 12" x 12" x 12"
Spaghetti, squid ink spaghetti and red radicchio spaghetti on wood, 2008.
12" x 32" x 12"
Squid ink spaghetti, red radicchio spaghetti and udon noodles on wood, 2008.
12" x 12" x 12" + 4" x 8" x 8"
Red radicchio spaghetti, squid ink spaghetti and udon on wood, 2007.
Total length: 90" x 12" x 4"
Spaghetti and squid ink spaghetti on painted wood, 2007.
20" x 20" x 5' + 10" x 10" x 5".
Udon and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2007.
18.5" x 30.5" x 6"
Udon, sinach spaghetti and Squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2005.
11.5" x 10.5" x 1" _+ 1" cube
Stained udon, squid ink spaghetti, mugwort soba and porcini mushroom spaghetti on wood, 2005.
18" x 18"
Mixed spaghetti on wood, 2005.
18" x 18"
Plexiglas, stained udon noodles on wood, 2004.
27" x 24" x 8"
Plexiglas, green tea soba noodles and udon noodles on wood, 2004.
20" x 32" x 7"
Udon and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2003.
19" x 24" x 6" + 19" x 14" x 6"
Udon, chili pepper spaghetti and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2004.
24.5" x 36" x 6"
Udon and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2003.
19" x 24" x 6" + 19" x 14" x 6"
Udon, spaghetti, spinach spaghetti and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2003.
24.5" x 36" x 6"
Plexiglas, udon and squid ink spaghetti on wood, 2003.
34" x 6" x 1.5"
Plexiglas, stained wood, udon, spinach and squid ink tagliatelle on wood, 2003.
20" x 30" x 5"
Plexiglas, udon and chili pepper spaghetti on wood, 2003.
21" x 28" x 6"
Udon, spaghetti, spinach spaghetti, whole wheat spaghetti and chili pepper spaghetti on wood, 2000.
24" x 8" x 2" + 10" x 8" x 2" + 5" x 8" x 2"
Spaghetti, squid ink spaghetti, and chili pepper spaghetti on wood, 2001.
26" x 16" x 3" + 3" cube
Rice spaghetti, spaghetti, squid ink spaghetti, and spinach spaghetti on wood, 2001.
10" x 6" x 6" closed / 15" x 6" x 6" open.
Udon, spaghetti, squid ink spaghetti and chili pepper spaghetti on wood, 2000.
30" x 16" x 5"
Udon, soba, spinach spaghetti, red pepper spaghetti, squid ink tagliatelle and spaghetti on wood, 2000.
6" x 6" x 24" fully closed / 6" x 6" x 44" fully open.
Udon, soba, spinach spaghetti and red pepper spaghetti on wood, 2000.
30" x 12" x 3" + 3" cube
Udon, spinach spaghetti and red Bell pepper spaghetti on wood, 2000.
24" x 24" x 8"
Nori seaweed, spaghetti and spinach spaghetti on wood, 1999.
15" x 10" x 5" + 5" cube
Udon, spinach spaghetti and red Bell pepper spaghetti on wood, 1997.
18" x 18" x 9"
Spaghetti and spinach spaghetti on wood, 1996.
28" x 28" x 7" + one 7" cube
Mixed spaghetti on wood, 1996.
47.5" x 58.5"
Mung bean noodles and stained wood frame, 2007.
11" x 11" x 11"
A series of mixed media paintings featuring the landscapes of the San Joaquin Valley of California.
The San Joaquin Valley, with its fertile lands and easy water policies, represent a sort of Golden State – a state of abundance and wealth; now a bit tarnished by too much abusive agriculture practices and urbanization.
This body of work is created by mixing contrasting techniques - such as digitally manipulated photography, gold leafing, air brushing and painting.
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on graphite and wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold and white gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2009.
8" x 8" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2010.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
Gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2011.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
Metallic leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2010.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
White gold leaf, acrylic and ink jet print on wood panel, 2010.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
22K & 24K gold leaf, acrylic on panel, 2012.
17.5” x 21.5” x 2.5” - framed in natural pale wood.
22K & 24K gold leaf, acrylic on panel, 2012.
17.5” x 21.5” x 2.5” - framed in natural pale wood.
24K gold leaf, acrylic on panel, 2012.
17.5” x 21.5” x 2.5” - framed in natural pale wood.
12 K & 18K gold leaf, acrylic on panel, 2012.
17.5” x 21.5” x 2.5” - framed in natural pale wood.
12K gold leaf, acrylic and pencil on panel, 2012.
18” x 24” x 2”
12K gold leaf, acrylic and pencil on panel, 2012.
18” x 24” x 2”
12K gold leaf, acrylic and pencil on panel, 2012.
18” x 24” x 2”
Acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 2009.
46" x 31" x 2"
A series of paintings portraying food contamination by chemicals found within each produce/food depicted. These images deal with food production in an industrial society and the price we pay as consumers for our craving for blemish free produce. This all-year perfection comes at the expense of taste and, along with possible long-term consequences to our health, also affects our overall environment due to agricultural pollution.
In still life painting, the subject matter is rarely important for its own sake; rather, it most often serves as a showcase for the artist’s compositional skill and ability to render detail and texture. My approach is to reverse the priority, by placing more emphasis on the subject matter rather than compositional skills.
Each painting presents the viewer with a secret warning, a riddle of sorts, not meant to be understood by everyone.
Most of us know about pesticides, but few of us really know how much we are exposed to and how dangerous some can be.
Acrylic on canvas, 1997.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas, 1999.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas, 2001.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas, 1999.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas, 2001.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
67” x 84”
Acrylic on wood panel, 1993.
47.5” x 58.5”
Acrylic on panel, 2007.
18.5” x 22.5” x 3”
Acrylic on wood panel, 1993.
47.5” x 58.5”
Acrylic on wood panel, 1992.
47.5” x 58.5”
Acrylic on canvas, 1990.
67” x 99”
Acrylic on canvas, 1997.
46” x 62.5”
Acrylic on canvas, 1999.
46” x 62”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
50" x 70"
Acrylic on canvas, 1993.
46” x 65”
Acrylic on canvas, 2002.
27” x 27”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
67” x 66”
Rusted steel, photo and acrylic paint on wood, 1993.
30” x 25" x 2.5”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
76” x 68”
Acrylic on canvas, 1997.
14" x 11"
Acrylic on canvas, 2007.
18” x 24”
Rusted steel, photo and acrylic paint on wood, 1994.
22” x 32” x 2.5”
Acrylic paint and ink on wood, 1995.
42” x 67”
Rusted steel, photo and acrylic paint on wood, 1993.
21” x 37” x 2”
Ink and instant coffee on canvas, 2003.
26.5” x 51.5” x 2”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
59” x 82”
Acrylic on canvas, 1999.
46” x 55”
Acrylic on canvas, 1992.
65” x 82”
Mixed media on canvas, 2024.
40” x 48”
A photographic series utilizing found objects, spaces and my Wheatfields sculptures as models to create inexistent places and structures.
Image created by utilizing the painted cardboard sculpture "Ribcage".
Santa Monica, CA, 2006.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields IX".
Crystal Cove, Orange County, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XLVIII".
Joshua Tree, CA, 2005.
Detail of the Disney Concert Hall with water from the Century Plaza Hotel's pool.
Los Angeles, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing abandoned sandcastle.
San Vincenzo, (Tuscany), Italy, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields IX".
Joshua Tree, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XLIV".
Santa Monica, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XLIII".
Maibu, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XXIII".
Joshua Tree, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XVII".
Santa Monica, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XLVIII".
Joshua Tree, CA, 2005.
Image created by utilizing wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XXVIII".
2005.
Image created by utilizing wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields XLVI”.
2005.
Image created by utilizing the wall-mounted sculpture "Wheatfields IX".
Joshua Tree, CA, 2005.
A collection of abstract works.
Vinyl on canvas, 2013.
24” x 24”
Mixed media on panel, 2014.
30” x 30”
Mixed media on panel, 2014.
30” x 30”
Acrylic on panel, 2014.
12” x 12”
Acrylic on mylar, 2012.
17.5" x 17" x 2"
Acrylic on canvas, 2012.
40" x 40" x 2"
Acrylic on inkjet printed on canvas, 2017
48” x 72”
Acrylic on canvas, 1999.
24" x 24"
