Beyond Art — 2013–2022

Art Explorations

Explorations of art and music — 360° and VR pieces, 3D sculpting, process videos, drawings and experimental sound applications.

360° & VR

Rhythmic Spirals 360
360° & VR

Rhythmic Spirals 360

Holographic 2D life-forms made of light, manifesting as material particles in a three-dimensional space-time. Drag with your mouse, tilt your tablet or phone, or use a VR headset to look around.

In Caverns
360° & VR

In Caverns

Exploring 3D fractals — the Mandelbulbs — in 360° and VR: music, art and math experienced together. Mandelbulbs, discovered in 2009, are 3D projections of the 2D Mandelbrot set studied in the early 20th century. Some theories suggest our reality may itself be a 3D projection of 2D equation-worlds; the fractals reveal how higher complexity arises between spatial dimensions. Original soundtrack: Ascensions.

3ds Max & Photoshop process

Ring City
3ds Max & Photoshop process · 2022

Ring City

A video capture of the process of creating a futuristic sci-fi ring city in 3ds Max and Photoshop.

Galaxy Warriors Collection 01
3ds Max & Photoshop process · 2022

Galaxy Warriors Collection 01

Scenes from the Galaxy Warriors collection — towers, alien forests, neon cities and the warriors who travel between them.

Dead King's Hall
3ds Max & Photoshop process · 2020

Dead King's Hall

A video showing the work process behind the 3D artwork Dead King’s Hall.

3D sculpting

Slaves of Matter — CG Sculpting
3D sculpting · 2016

Slaves of Matter — CG Sculpting

A fast-forward of a digital sculpture made completely from scratch.

MarineXplorer
3D sculpting · 2014

MarineXplorer

CG sculpting and design of an underwater vehicle in ZBrush.

Shuttle Sculpting
3D sculpting · 2014

Shuttle Sculpting

Sculpting a shuttle in ZBrush. (Music by another artist.)

Drawing

Golden Ratio Nautilus
Drawing · 2017

Golden Ratio Nautilus

Beauty in numbers: a golden-ratio nautilus drawn on iPad Pro with Procreate and Apple Pencil. Nature is the greatest designer of all — the nautilus as a symbol of the golden ratio isn't a myth, just a little exaggerated in our culture.

Portrait Drawing
Drawing · 2017

Portrait Drawing

A portrait drawn on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and Procreate. Music in the background: “Adrift”, by Gal Barkan.

Sound applications

Sound Apps Design
Sound applications · 2014

Sound Apps Design

A collection of experimental sound applications designed and programmed in Cycling ’74. All interface designs are original; the programming builds on web tutorials, with added changes and extensions.

Visual Programming & UI Design of a Digital Theremin
Sound applications · 2014

Visual Programming & UI Design of a Digital Theremin

An experimental study in constructing and designing virtual synthesizers. The first part follows a Joel Rich tutorial for a basic synthesizer; the second connects a custom-designed user interface.