Dan Schaub

About

My aim is to create intricate objects that demand acute observation both during the creating process and by the viewer after the object is finished.

In creating these ornate objects I hope to momentarily overwhelm the visual sensory input as a method of pulling the viewer away from their thoughts and into the moment where only the object exists and nothing else.

While I pull my inspiration from both the contemporary visionary art movement and religious art and architecture from around the world, I prefer to find my designs from within utilizing the unconscious, trance, and meditative states to begin my forms. I then embed the design with various esoteric symbology from the world's wisdom traditions.

My designs often follow strict, self-imposed geometric rules. I work within pre-set limitations intuitively, altering the designs as I go without over-thinking changes; trusting in my unconscious mind and vision to lead me to satisfying ends.