The former, however, never really went away. I have always been attracted to the geometry and clean lines of buildings. In my early years I would spend my weekends building crazy contraptions with my father on the kitchen floor. We achieved novel designs in castle construction and even came up with the genius chair-on-wheels concept. Largely we dealt in Lego, but really I was not picky so long as our medium was brightly colored.
My novice interest in architecture has (thankfully) matured. I've been lucky enough to do some sensational traveling, and I have always been more drawn to city buildings rather than stepping foot in a museum. I spent days wandering around Gaudi's constructions in Barcelona, and was blown away by the diversity of architecture I saw in Prague. Yes I loved Musée D'Orsay in Paris, but it was the beautiful windows that look out over Montmartre that intrigued me more. I now dream of seeing the modern achievements in Dubai and Tokyo.
All that said, I live in NY - a city with plenty of beautiful architecture to offer. (I recommend City Hall and the view of the Ritz-Carlton from central park as a couple of my classic favorites.) However, to bring it all full circle, I have recently become fascinated by the row-after-row of townhouses found in Chelsea and the West Village. We don't do space in New York, so these house apartments are built one on top of the other - squeezed together in what comes to resemble buildings blocks.
In my photographs I began to zoom in close on the points at which two townhouses meet. The intersection of colors and textures takes me back to my Lego building days - and a time when a whole lot was achieved with a modest variety of shapes and colors.
Below are several samples of my recent townhouse photographs all taken in Chelsea & the West Village
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