This Californian mischief-maker is at it again, this time inspired by the wooden mannequins used to teach figurative proportion, position, and perspective in drawing and sculpture classes…  These impeccably crafted scenarios reveal a body language that is universally recognized and draws upon our basic understandings of isolation, anxiety and intimacy…

He draws us in to remind us that human relationships are at the core of the realized life. He works to breathe life into these figures, exploring a rich and diverse range of human emotion with the works in this exhibition. And herein lies the task: because emotions are ephemeral and figurative mannequins are devoid of emotion, the challenge the artist confronts is how to introduce emotion in the most effective and personal way.  It is a challenge well conceived and well met.

 -- Judith Schwartz, Chair, Dept. of Art/Sculpture, New York University