I would like to thank the following people/groups for their help on these projects. Without them I would not have been able to create theses works or realize them as I have. Thank you: Jim and the whole crew at Orange County Choppers; Mike and Chris Piazza of the Shirt Factory in Kingston, NY; David Bard of Red Star Cycles; Dad; Mom; Steve Bradford; Emily Puthoff; Jen Woodin; and anyone else who may be escaping my mind at the moment.

the Trealist (an explanation/definition)

“Treal” is a word coined by the deceased San Francisco Bay Area rapper Mac Dre (real name Andre Hicks) which combines the words ‘real’ and ‘true’ to create a hybrid adjective that is, by definition, beyond the scope of each word individually. “Trealist” refers to the most “treal.” In actual use these words could be considered counterproductive to their definition because they are generally used in reference to a noun’s persona, opposed to its anima. On the other hand, if an outward projection of a noun is considered authentic, these adjectives become legitimate by association. Within this context my work is a physical manifestation of a perceived, oppose to actual, representation of objects encountered in popular culture that I have formed opinions of through primarily indirect contact.
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  1. UnknownMay 28, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Whoa, dude! Let's see, you take two super loaded words "true" and "real" and you put 'em together to make a super super loaded loaded word, and then you take that to the nth degree with trealist! Extreme! Dude, how about dialing it back a few notches?
    Really dig the physical stuff. the shapes, the curves, the bends, the points, the flights! the vibrations, the pulsating, the frequency, the variance, the art!

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