Environmental Exposure

Everything we do leaves an impression. Our actions, whether intended or not, create an effect on our environment and on our relationships.

My art-form is an expression of that effect, it intends to “expose” both literally and figuratively the effects of our actions, by creating a patina, with rust and decay onto the medium, literally creating the art on the exposed material.

I set up a composition, so that over a period of weeks, to months, to a year, the ENVIRONMENT, including rain, snow, ice, sun, animals and accumulated debris, create an EXPOSURE on the medium, which may include steel, copper, aluminum, wood, or other flat materials.

The aesthetic of the art is actually created by the interaction with nature. I only set up the exposure and - with no manipulation - nature does the rest.

I observed how rusting-junk on top of an old rusted-out “rat-rod” left an impression on the metal.

“Could this be an art form?”

I am not aware of any other artist doing anything like this, I believe it to be completely unique.