Mike Weber

Artist Bio

Synchronicity is the orchestration of the balance of life on our planet as it takes place in nature. Nature is balanced. Nature is energy in life and restoration. We need only look at the animals of our planet, which live in harmony, to see how this is manifested. They should serve as an example to us of how to live in harmony as well with a plan to what we do.

Synchronicity in nature is seen in the beating hearts of earth’s animals. By observing nature we should be able to see what it provides and replicate this. Animals have an innate urge to be in sync and in alignment with the emotional context of their surroundings. The beasts of our planet have many reasons for being and they are different from our reasons for being. They are tremendous balances of energy because they are pure, positive energy. They are in pure connection to their source. We call that their instinct and we are

amazed at their ability to migrate, move about and interact. They are connected to nature and are operating from a broader perspective. Their alignment and synchronization are mysterious forces that fall outside the scope of science. Animals can affiliate with others and collectivize their emotional energies so as to increase their chances of survival and reproduction. As you watch them in the wild you notice that they are a predominant source of food for one another and will continue to devour one another. When you take the trauma of death out of the equation, of which the animals have none, then you understand that they joyously surrender to one another. They are the best teachers on the planet.

The tame animals in Weber’s work are photographed on sustainable farms or within rescue centers where the shelters rescue, rehabilitate, and provide lifelong care for hundreds of animals whom have been rescued from stockyards, factory farms, and slaughterhouses. The wild animal

subjects have been overhunted for the lust of exotic skins, tusks and organs or mere sport. Numerous species of animals have been wiped out primarily by humans. Extinction brings up interesting evolutionary considerations. In the end, extinction will be the ultimate fate of all species- but how long it will take to get there will depend heavily on humanity’s future courses of action.

Weber’s art is about the craft and process of layering materials. The colors, textures and patterns are inspired by his memories of decaying homesteads, making visible a new culture, formed by a consciousness abandoned for centuries. Each piece connects a global audience with a combination of photographic and painted images, sealed behind a heavy and modern coating of glossy or matte resin. Using tremendously enriched materials and surfaces, Weber creates a combination of things that look perfect and ruined at the same time, juxtaposed to create rhythm, harmony and coherence.