About Nick

I was born in 1978 in Baltimore City, where I continue to live with my wife and children. For several years now I have been teaching drawing, painting, ceramics, and sculpture to youngsters at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. I received my education at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Towson University.

Eagles, Hares, and Bears: American Wunderkammer

This was an art exhibition based around the concept of a Wonder Cabinet, otherwise known as a Cabinet of Curiosities . The art works on display were reminiscent of natural and cultural artifacts, and their configuration was dense and organic. The materials employed were most often wood, plaster, and ink and presented in a variety of wall-oriented formats. The art works could be described as sculptural, rustic, earthy, and anachronistic. Major themes explored were: the origins of culture, culture-clash, basic human relationships to nature, and creative v. destructive forces evident in human history, especially as they were presented in the theater of early North America.
  • installation view, full
    installation view, full
  • installation view, left
    installation view, left
  • installation view, left profile
    installation view, left profile
  • installation view, main wall
    installation view, main wall
  • installation view, up high
    installation view, up high
  • installation view, left wall
    installation view, left wall
  • installation view, right
    installation view, right
  • installation view, right profile
    installation view, right profile
  • installation view, Egg Shelf
    installation view, Egg Shelf
  • installation view, Egg Shelf items
    installation view, Egg Shelf items

Artifacts

  • Sweet Retreat and others
    Sweet Retreat and others
    wood, plaster, jute, moss
  • Monkey Fist Mandala
    Monkey Fist Mandala
    wood,plaster,rope, fabric, ink, paint 66" x 66"
  • Wunderbear
    Wunderbear
    wood, plaster, ink 72" x 44"
  • Rebel Soldiers Constructing Folate Structures
    Rebel Soldiers Constructing Folate Structures
    wood, plaster, ink 9" x 7"
  • Weave
    Weave
    wood, plaster, ink 6" x 8"
  • Railrude
    Railrude
    wood, plaster, ink, rock, metal 48" x 66"
  • Good Old Times
    Good Old Times
    plaster, ink 6" x 6"
  • Monument
    Monument
    wood, plaster, ink 76" x 14"
  • Safety
    Safety
    wood, plaster, ink 12" x 14"
  • Total Destruction of the Northern Hemisphere and Renewal
    Total Destruction of the Northern Hemisphere and Renewal
    plaster, ink 5" x 5"

Artifacts Two

  • Aerie
    Aerie
    wood, plaster 9" x 12"
  • Wheelbarrow at Night
    Wheelbarrow at Night
    wood, plaster, egg tempera 14" x 17"
  • For Goat Me Not
    For Goat Me Not
    wood, plaster, egg tempera 17" x 17"
  • Hard Workin' Man
    Hard Workin' Man
    wood, plaster, egg tempera 9" x 9"
  • Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion
    Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion
    wood, plaster, metal, egg tempera 24" x 22"
  • Mud Construction
    Mud Construction
    wood, plaster, ink 46" x 46"
  • Primordial Substance
    Primordial Substance
    wood, plaster, ink, enamel 12" x 12"
  • Process
    Process
    wood, plaster, ink 10" x 10"
  • Funerary Project
    Funerary Project
    wood, plaster, ink 46" x 48"
  • Observatory
    Observatory
    wood, plaster, ink 9" x 9"

Egg Shelf Compendium

These half-egg pieces are freely movable and present many options for arrangement. Made of plaster, they provide an opportunity to lay down ink in an interesting manner while also allowing for scratching and even carving. The curved surfaces work well for depicting heads especially, reinforcing the basic head form instantly. I view the shelf as a sketchbook, with the eggs as arrangeable pages. Mostly they are executed quickly in single sessions and are meant to get new ideas rolling, to work out components of larger plans, or to provide elements that are suited for group presentation. The angled shelf is intended to be an organizational platform for contents that require close investigation. What is satisfying about the shelf is that there are no limitations to what is presented there- in this sense it is truly a sketchbook. It can be fragmentary in certain areas and refined in others. There may be elements of clear identifiable imagery and there may be elements of a more essential character. I look forward to elaborating upon the shelf in terms of its format, how it relates to the surrounding space, and the range of items it may contain.
  • Shelf Samples 4
    Shelf Samples 4
  • Egg Shelf Compendium
    Egg Shelf Compendium
    wood, plaster, ink 84" x 5.5" shelf items 3" x 5" x 4"
  • Shelf Samples 1
    Shelf Samples 1
  • Shelf Samples 2
    Shelf Samples 2
  • Shelf Samples 3
    Shelf Samples 3
  • Shelf Samples 5
    Shelf Samples 5
  • Shelf Samples 6
    Shelf Samples 6
  • Shelf Samples 7
    Shelf Samples 7
  • Shelf Samples 8
    Shelf Samples 8
  • Shelf Samples 9
    Shelf Samples 9

Detail Images

  • Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion (detail)
    Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion (detail)
  • Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion (detail)
    Traveling Abroad with an Unknown Companion (detail)
  • Monument (detail)
    Monument (detail)
  • Railrude (detail)
    Railrude (detail)
  • Wunderbear (detail)
    Wunderbear (detail)
  • Monkey Fist Mandala (detail)
    Monkey Fist Mandala (detail)
  • Monkey Fist Mandala (detail)
    Monkey Fist Mandala (detail)
  • Primordial Substance (detail)
    Primordial Substance (detail)
  • Wheellbarrow at Night (detail)
    Wheellbarrow at Night (detail)
  • Egg Shelf Compendium (detail)
    Egg Shelf Compendium (detail)