I destroy to create.

My work is part of the Techspressionism art movement, an artistic approach reflecting the expressive potential of electronic media.

I’ve always been a traditional artist, initially painting, then mostly photography. One day I accidentally destroyed my images to their most basic pixels and took them in all sorts of random directions. I played around with a variety of digital techniques and transformed my images to something I didn’t recognize but quite liked.

It then dawned on me that while artists have used ‘electronic media’ since Warhol, we haven’t had a formal movement that had fully embodied it. Warhol, to me, was the first Techspressionist; his shift toward ‘computer art’ in the mid 80’s with the Amiga 1000, marked a significant evolution in his practice, and he even became a brand ambassador for Commodore. Now, more than ever, technology is at the forefront of so much of our experiences. My roots in marketing pushed me to position my new creations, if only in my own mind, and I started to use the term Techspressionism to delineate this new approach.

Shortly thereafter, I was contacted by another artist (Colin Goldberg) who had independently used the term and for the same reasons, prior to me. My use of the term validated his conviction that indeed a new art movement was needed. Colin marched forward to unite artists worldwide and grow the movement to what it is today.

In collaboration with art historian Helen A. Harrison and fellow artists Oz Van Rosen, Steve Miller, Patrick Lichty, Colin developed Techspressionism into a global community of artists. They held the first cyberspace Techspressionist Salon on September 1, 2020, which became a monthly space to share their work and discuss matters relating to art, philosophy, and technology. During this first Salon session, the definition of Techspressionism was decided upon as: “An artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience.” Techspressionism is a 100% volunteer-based international artist community. Learn more about the movement at www.techspressionism.com. The first Techspressionist art show can be viewed at https://techspressionism.com/thewrong/ . Salons can be viewed at https://techspressionism.com/salon/

“One thing that I like about Techspressionism is that as a term, it can transcend boundaries…. Techspressionism already fulfills an important function if there are artists aligning themselves with that term and finding a platform to discuss issues that are relevant to their work.”

Christiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art at the Whitney Museum

“The search for effective means of visualizing subjective, intangible content goes back to the early 20th century expressionists. Jackson Pollock and his generation took it to new levels of abstraction. The Techspressionists are carrying it forward, using innovative tools and techniques to communicate their personal visions. Techspressionist imagery generates its own aura, deriving its authenticity from the artist’s intention.” 

Helen A. Harrison, Art historian

“Each age finds its own technique.”

Jackson Pollock