Even though an accomplished draughtsman since childhood, the actual act of painting would be taken up much later in life at the age of 19.  This transition would come easily, however, as the first attempts of naturalistic painting were executed with ease and simplistic pleasure.  Such pleasure would ultimately lead to experimentation, however.  What would come next would mark a break from traditional artistic representation (Her Rose) and provide the foundation for a revolutionary style, one which would be kept hidden since its inception.  What few revealings that were made of this First artistic movement would prove to be quickly imitated, both in the realm of art, as well as in the realm of architecture.   Marking the apex of this First artistic movement was the completion of an 8 foot giant on canvas,  Jupiter's Fury. After the completion of such, the break from the First movement could be realized in sketches from the age 21 onwards.  This new direction would mark the Second artistic movement, one which would not only take on a softer shape, but would also provide a historic doubling of revolutionary output.  Upon the creation of sketches for the next round of paintings, however, the challenge and excitement of painting had worn off.  Having reached the pinnacle of creation within the medium, this Second artistic movement would now come to an abrupt end.  Thus marked the beginning of a new outlet of creativity; the period of poetry.   (Expand)

T H E  T H O U S A N D  P O E M  S U M M E R

Fueled by whatever has fueled poets throughout the ages, the Summer of 2002 would prove to be perhaps the most prolific for anyone.  Born with an uncanny, if not ingrained, ability to compose verses in iambic tetrameter,  the nature of poetry was always second nature.  As a child, countless poems with a precocious ability to rhyme in verse would catch adults' attentions in schooling, but this talent would serve minimal purpose throughout academic life.  Later in life, attaining publication for numerous poems including the philosophical What Is Will Be, would become a trademark of completed works.  But it was the poetry of the Summer of 2002 which provides a glimpse into this most inspirational of seasons.  Indeed, no other period of time was marked with the same volume of works.   (Expand)

Excerpt: 2002 If Light Should Fall Upon a Face

And lower still her beauty rides,

Upon her gilded curves collide,

My eyes upon the form of gold,

Locked in human's perfect mold,

M O N U M E N T  I N  E U R O P E

When posed with the challenge of redesigning the World Trade Center (after the September 11th bombings of 2001 in America), a cursory design was made and submitted to the popular news organization, CNN.  This submission, dubbed The World Bridge, was completed within 15 minutes in 2002 and was visible on the globally-accessed website of cnn.com.  Though the design did not prevail in the restructuring of the World Trade Center,  it did find a home in Lisbon, where the nation of Portugal erected the Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar  (constructed between the years of 2004-2006).  This spectacular multi-story monument was completed almost unaltered from the CNN submission, and would prove to be symbolic of the influence of the First artistic movement, even though it was never formally revealed.   (Expand)