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What began as a landscape
morphed into a landscape
of the creative mind.
Thoughts in their simplest
form are electrical impulses
created in the brain and all
of reality on the quantum
level is made of electro
magnetic fields. In my mind
the landscape became a
visualization of an expanse
where ideas grow from the
initial concept to a fully
formed idea.

"Electro Magnetic Field" 42" X 48" 2007

This piece of artwork
speaks of a time in a fine
restaurant when a
delightful elixir called an
Asian Pear Martini was
served to me. The first
taste became that perfect
moment. It is that moment
when one is completely
sated, satisfied and
fulfilled and this was
something I wanted to
capture visually.

"Asian Pear Martini" 39" X 39" 2007

"Caribbean Eye" 35" X 40" 2008

I used the image of the
eye to invoke the idea of
seeing the world with a
different perspective,
much like the first time
one opens one's eye
underwater. Some
friends saw the finished
piece and said it
reminded them of their
recent trip to the
Caribbean, and thus the
origin of the title.

Essentially this is a 6 foot
“splat” of static water that
hangs on the wall. The
gaily colored sailboats
drift along seemingly
undisturbed by the
impending storm. The
frame also suggests a
cloud like formation and
the embedded sliver
skewers represent rain.
This is a piece about
optimism and hope, thus a
play on the adage: “Every
cloud has a silver lining”.

"Silver Rain" 59" X 66" 2007

When I began this painting I
had in mind an old fashioned
electric fan but when I added
the “head” silhouette it took
on cerebral proportions and
it became largely about the
way we think. Much like a
computer, I believe that our
brain records the thought
process at only one thought
at a time, even though we
feel sometimes that our
thoughts are multiple and
are revolving in different
directions, thus the reason
for the portrayal of letters N,
S, E and W on the corners.

"Sentient Revolutions" 48" X 48" 2007

This piece speaks about
humanity in a collective
manner versus the
individual. We are born,
and then we die, and in
between we work together
to propagate our species,
yet we try to evolve as
individuals with our own
thoughts and goals to
attain. To obtain this we
are always in a state of
constant motion.

"Gene Pool" 27" X 27" 2007

(Side View)

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The 3D Artwork of Margaret vonKleist Emond

"Blue Nude in Rocket Ship" 28" X 60" 2006

I’ve captured the image of
this figure in different
mediums, as a lithograph,
a painting and also as a
wooden bas- relief. In this
piece the design of the
frame suggested a rocket
ship and the figure
represents self, being
enclosed or entrapped.
Combining these two
images creates a strong
and uplifting statement
that indicates
empowerment and
renewed vision and
strength in oneself. The
numbers on the sides are
the counting down to take
off!

"Time Machine" 46" X 46" 2005

(Side View)

The big circle of the frame
becomes a portal in time
and this time machine
creates the energy,
electricity and the
possibility of time travel
that flashes a spark in the
distance. As one moves
through time, the world on
this time level begins to
break down thus indicated
by the icons around the
top half, not unlike
counting backwards under
anesthesia. I also believe
that this piece is a
metaphor for that moment
in time when a spark of
creativity strikes one’s
psyche.

"Wheel of Fortune" 44" X 44" 2007

(Side View)

This piece is about how we
move through time and space
much like a cog in some
universal and mysterious
machine. Collectively as
humans our raison d' etre
seems to come from a single
spark yet we all experience
life differently. As Stephen
Hawking once wrote “Our
quest for discovery fuels our
creativity in all fields, not just
science. If we reached the
end of the line, the human
spirit would shrivel and die.”
So we keep moving on and
on, taking it as it comes and
sometimes having to repeat
parts of our lives. Life is also
portrayed as a game of
chance in this piece.

"Big Show!" 48 X 48" 2007

(Side View)

Right away the frame
suggested something
glitzy and exciting and
what better subject than
a big show in NYC!!! And
it doesn’t even have to
be theatrical or art or
music to be a big show
either. It’s what anybody’
s big show means to
them. As far as my big
show, well, I find it
interesting that I am
outside looking in
because my goal is to
have my first solo art
show in the city.

"Electric Chair with Still Life" 39" X 63" 2006

(Side View)

The idea for this piece
comes from my interest in
custom furniture and
interior design. Because of
the vibrancy of the colors,
the boldness of the design
and the undulating
movement of the wires the
term “Electric Chair” came
to be. Corporal punishment
was not initially the idea
but when I added a “Still
Life” it took on a different
meaning. I think it is also
about form versus
functionality and traditional
art education as
compared/utilized in today’
s contemporary art market.

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"Spark of Civilization" 20" X 57" 2008

(Side View)

This piece is simply
about that
mysterious point in
time in which the
beginnings of a
civilization ignites.
As the eons pass,
society and the
tumultuous forces
of our cultures
emerge to form
what we know as
our civilization.

"Hard Wired" 31" X 34" 2009

(Side View)

" Point of Origin" 27" X 26" 2009

(Side View)

I'm not sure exactly how
this image came to be,
but I find it to be surreal
and "thought"
provoking. The title, "
Point of Origin" refers
to the moment of
conception, where a
single idle thought
expands and gives birth
to all it's possibilities,
before manifesting into
a complete and finished
form.

"Universal Brane Teaser" 40" X 42" 2009

This piece derives its
title based on the theory
that there may be
multiple universes. The
time space construct of
each universe is the
membrane, sometimes
referred to as the
"brane". The properties
of each is unique unto
themselves, as is this
piece.