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Michael
grew up in Illinois and it was not until he had received his
B.A. from Western Illinois University and two Masters diplomas
from Illinois University that he came to South Carolina. His
work has been featured in exhibits in Colorado, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, to name a few. Over the
years, he has received grants and awards for his work.
Artist’s Statement
“As
a child growing up in the flatlands of Illinois, I could step
outside my door and walk straight across five miles of fields
and woods; something I did just to see what I could see.
I realize now how important experiencing that kind of
freedom and wonder was to me. Only after two graduate degrees
and many years of teaching did I realize that my search for
artistic identity was embedded in those moments of childhood
curiosity and discovery.
The connection was the Sublime; that eighteenth century
aesthetic and human experience that, whether in art or life,
can fill our imaginations with awe, wonder and inspiration. My
understanding of the visual conditions of the Sublime provided
an artistic path that gave meaning and purpose to those
overwhelming experiences of life that now serve as the content
of my art.”
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