www.abrahamgelbart.com

What is it that I do and why do I do it? Don't know for sure but along with being an artist comes an indescribable urge to create rather than just copy. Thoughts float around in my head all the time: from compositions to design complexities, to new color combinations, to how to keep the continuity in a series. Formulating concepts doesn't require a lot of thought. It's the execution in time that is so important, because through time you begin to develop and expound on your ideas. I often wish I had a European or Scandinavian accent, so I would sound more plausible and intelligent when I rant on about things.

For the series "PCM-BB" (PanChairMan-Building Blocks), I proceed in a manner similar to modular architecture. I enjoy the forming of a composition that will only allow me certain parameters. This means that I am restricted within certain boundaries, which for me is like a game, a Rubik's cube of fine art. Since my background is in architecture, it is no coincidence that these particular images, while figurative in appearance, are architectural in structure. My compositions and designs have been evolutionary not revolutionary. Each piece is an exercise in this process.

My current series, "Shreddings", involves the activity of shredding normal everyday mail that contains private information. This information however is treated as a vital element to be kept and carried with you at all times thereby calling the separate sculptures "luggage". My tag line is , "Don't leave home without your shreddings / data is important". This series, which started out as sculpture now includes paintings. These paintings are formulated to represent the shreddings by singular paint strokes and superimposed letters & numbers for the data that is included in the shreddings.

The goal of my work is to develop ideas through time and enabling those ideas to spawn new ones, ultimately giving me a chance to play and the viewer a chance to interpret.