DANIEL SHULMAN-MEANS

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I was born and raised in San Francisco, CA and I am currently a senior in High School. I have been creating abstract images using a Windows PC and Adobe PhotoShop for about two years. I usually create an image completely from scratch, but I have recently experimented with using certain pictures (such as photos of the human brain) as an opening outline and texture to my work. I refer to my abstract style as “Digital Organics” because even though my images are usually completely computerized, they have an organic look and feel that can occasionally be mistaken for things that might be found under a microscope or in space. Inspirations include Trent Reznor, H.R. Giger, and David Lynch (just to name a few).

ART SHOWS

January 1999–Ristorante Italia–1236 4th Street, San Rafael, CA.

February-March, 1999–Ristorante Fabrizio, 455 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur, CA.

March, 1999–Artisans Gallery, 78 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley, CA.

August, 1999–Period Gallery, 5174 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE.

Special Jury Recognition–“Watched by Daniel Shulman-Means displays a digital work with a field of eyes which is quite awesome”–Larry Bradshaw, juror.

December, 1999–Alta Bates Gallery, Broadway & College, Oakland, CA.

“Hand and Voice”, 6-person invitational all-digital show

January-February 2000–Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, CA

“Exploring Virtual Worlds”, 2-man show with Loren Means

March 2000–Exploratorium, Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA

Ylem Art and Technology group show