Derek Lynch

Hunter Point Shipyard San Francisco CA

My recent work has been largely influenced by the growth of my young daughter Elle and our daily visits to the park playgrounds (Golden Gate, Panhandle and Julius Kan) in San Francisco. My preoccupation with the structural forms that kids use and the landscaping around them has given my work new imagery.I compose and use elements from the natural and man-made environment�botanical, electronic, computer, and mechanical objects. I employ multiple layers of paint and color to invent images that rise from the surface. The imagery recalls the remnants of natural patterns and fractals�in a composition that is textured, complex and evolving.  These are formed impressions.(There are no actual plants in the paintings)   Making use of natural forms and designs in technology, I intend to create dynamic fields of light, color and surface. My interest is in fractals, chaotic patterns and how they relate to art, music, life.  My study is of nature and technology, how do we interact and evolve.

Biography

The recipient of numerous artistic grants and awards, Derek Lynch�s formal study began at the Art Students League in New York. He received a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts and was the recipient of the Best Student Award during his first year.  Lynch has exhibited in many solo and group shows from New York to San Francisco, including exhibitions at the Trenton Art Museum in New Jersey, the National Art Gallery in Gramercy Park, New York, and P.S.1 in Long Island City.  Lynch�s video art has been shown at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, BAM in Berkeley, CA, and The Kitchen in New York. His music, which he produces on his computers, is another form of his artistic expression.