As part of Wichita’s Open Studios project, TechArtICT opened Cybergarden at Towne West Mall. Cybergarden was “a magical space…a mysterious metaverse.” It featured work from various artists and creatives in the greater Wichita area.
TechArtICT was founded by me and many of my works were featured in the installation, including Ghost in the Machine and Touch #2.
To help raise funds for the Wichita Humane Society I have performed two benefit concerts. The first, in 2006, was in collaboration with pianist Andrew Trechak. I performed the second, a year later, unaccompanied. Working with the Humane Society we raised well over $20,000 with these performances. In addition, I have released the unaccompanied recital…
Have a Seat! is a playful interactive installation in which a video of a traveler of both time and space urges viewers to sit on a couch. When three people sit close together on the couch a special broadcast or snippet of The Muppet Show plays. Strangers coming to view the work find themselves uncomfortably…
From 1998 through 2018 I was the Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra. In my time with the orchestra I performed many solos, including Vivaldi Four Seasons, Bartok Violin Concerto #2, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Scheherazade, and Ein Heldenleben. My role as Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra was a continuation of my leadership positions in…
In 2012 I created my first interactive touch wall: Touch #1. The work built on my experience creating the visuals for Still Life and was largely inspired by seeing autistic children experiencing pure joy while interacting in an immersive environment. Touch #1 received a great response and was later installed at Exploration Place and at…
TV Mountain is an art piece which was initially installed as part of TechArtICT’s Dreamgrass installation at Exploration Place Fall 2022. It consisted of 12 TVs at various angles and orientations, together forming a jumbotron. As part of Dreamgrass, it subjected faceless child-like objects to a litany of 80s commercials. The working remote enjoyed a…
The Incubator is an art piece which was initially installed as part of TechArtICT’s Dreamgrass installation at Exploration Place Fall 2022. Within the installation it was the machine where faceless children were created and indoctrinated. A Center TV displayed a teleprompter which offered encouragement for viewers to become participants, reading into a microphone placed at…