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could see how he used fractal equations to generate some of his
could see how he used fractal equations to generate some of his
images. it seemed that math became a tool to deconstruct the
rigidness of his life’s experience and abstractly reconstruct it.
rigidness of his life’s experience and abstractly reconstruct it.
he truly loved art in every form. you could see him sparkle
whenever a conversation surrounding anything creative came
up... but he was also drawn to the sciences... very early on, as
our mother introduced him to the major museums of new york
city, she recognized his talent and sent him to a private after
school art class. years later, when he changed his major from
architecture to mechanical engineering, i was surprised. when his
career veered him away from the city to suburbia it was not hard
to imagine the void he must have felt, or how it turned to a
restlessness that nurtured the angst that was already part of his
nature.
by 1994 the mundane confinement of suburbia finally got to him.
making a decisive decision to sacrifice the hour and a half
commute to silicon valley to live in a city where he could feel
energized by the pulse of life surrounding him, he moved to san
francisco. perhaps after work he could stop off at a café and on
his days off enjoy a walk through polk street, north beach or
downtown and dart in and out of quirky art shops, galleries and
museums. most important, san francisco was very accepting of
self expression; a nice contrast to new york’s suburban conformity.
about a year and a half before his death fernand quit his job,
managed to support himself with his savings and stock market
investments and found a new freedom through live drawing and
painting workshops. this drastic change of life clearly shows that
he had been on the brink of confronting the disparities in his life.
it is unfortunate that just as he found a medium which could
possibly allow him to express himself, he was gone...
could see how he used fractal equations to generate some of his
images. it seemed that math became a tool to deconstruct the
rigidness of his life’s experience and abstractly reconstruct it.
rigidness of his life’s experience and abstractly reconstruct it.
he truly loved art in every form. you could see him sparkle
whenever a conversation surrounding anything creative came
up... but he was also drawn to the sciences... very early on, as
our mother introduced him to the major museums of new york
city, she recognized his talent and sent him to a private after
school art class. years later, when he changed his major from
architecture to mechanical engineering, i was surprised. when his
career veered him away from the city to suburbia it was not hard
to imagine the void he must have felt, or how it turned to a
restlessness that nurtured the angst that was already part of his
nature.
by 1994 the mundane confinement of suburbia finally got to him.
making a decisive decision to sacrifice the hour and a half
commute to silicon valley to live in a city where he could feel
energized by the pulse of life surrounding him, he moved to san
francisco. perhaps after work he could stop off at a café and on
his days off enjoy a walk through polk street, north beach or
downtown and dart in and out of quirky art shops, galleries and
museums. most important, san francisco was very accepting of
self expression; a nice contrast to new york’s suburban conformity.
about a year and a half before his death fernand quit his job,
managed to support himself with his savings and stock market
investments and found a new freedom through live drawing and
painting workshops. this drastic change of life clearly shows that
he had been on the brink of confronting the disparities in his life.
it is unfortunate that just as he found a medium which could
possibly allow him to express himself, he was gone...