Michael Schultheis has exhibited at the National Academies, the Rotunda Gallery at the National Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Mathematics, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, The United States Embassies in Greece and Switzerland, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University,and Shenzhen Art Institute in Shenzhen, China. He is included in international public and private collections including the National Academy ofSciences, National Museum of Mathematics,The Mathematical Association of America, City of Seattle, City of Portland, Seattle University, University of Washington, and Tacoma Art Museum. Schultheis developed a method for visual storytelling using the language of mathematics called Analytical Expressionism.
Vitruvian Reflections
Edition of 5
Likening the canvas to a chalkboard, I create paintings consisting of layers of math equations and drawings that describe the form and motion of three-dimensional geometric shapes. Using this layering process, I explore form, content and the narrative that develops between them on the canvas especially how human relationships can be represented in geometric relationships. Digital art opens a whole new set of tools to express my stories with projected light from the images. These photos and videos are created using generative AI, where I deploy machine and deep learning frameworks, then I carefully edit and digitally paint them to realize the final piece. I continue to expand their painterly quality in the fourth dimension of time with movement in the digital videos. For example, this NFT titled Vitruvian Reflections, includes the painting Vitruvian Visions in the generative process. This allows me to move freely between digital and physical realms, while creating entirely new worlds that feel both galactic and transformational.