Photography by Mike Peterson

Statement:

“The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” -Oxford Dictionary

My current work focuses on internal conflicts in the human mind and how people react to the outside world because of them. Stemming from personal anxiety problems, each piece tends to have a very personal connection with my life. This often takes the form of an object replacing a human head or a textually based image. With roots in graphic design, I often take a digital approach in planning and creating a piece. I explore the integration of traditional and digital means of creation. In a word, my work is curious.

Biography:

Neil was born in Mount Prospect, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, at the age of 0. When he was 8, his parents divorced and he moved to Omaha, Nebraska. He lived for a while, then went to the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design for a year. Feeling his interests in music were time sensitive, he decided to move to Lincoln, Nebraska and continue his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is currently working on his BFA in printmaking. He likes candy a bit too much for his own good.