Over
the years my work has been executed in a variety of
media from watercolor and acrylic paint, large installations
and murals to polymer clay and electronic media including
still images and animation. It's unifying theme has
been my interest with patterns and textures as a way
to articulate visual experience, the same way as scales,
tonalities and harmonies articulate music. I am particularly
interested in the independence of patterns from direct
representational references. Yet they engage us in a
deeper cognitive level that can transcend individual
cultures and historical periods. Patterns and textures
occur in nature from microscopic to cosmic scale, and
are found in all cultures as a vehicle of decoration
of adornment, as well as foundations for complex symbolic
thought systems, diagrams and divination. They are also
extensively used in mathematics, the sciences and technology
When
I started working with patterns, I used a minimalistic
process- oriented approach, setting up narrow parameters
that I would follow rigorously such as using a limited
range of colors, shapes or dimensions or using random
number systems. Over time my work has become less formal
and more intuitive, introducing color, mapping the patterns
over geometric or organic three dimensional shapes and
enriching their tactile qualities. In my work in digital
media, I have been developing some virtual visionary
architecture work using 3D software - I see these pieces
as complete in themselves and as a starting point for
future installation or public art pieces.
Edwin
Beylerian
