The last century has presented a growing rapprochement of ancient Eastern thought and leading-edge science as regards the ultimate unity of the universe and the illusory nature of what appears, to our limited perceptions, to be a concrete, phenomenological world. Consider as well, the demise of the concept of linear time, the possibility of perhaps eight or more dimensions additional to the three readily available to our senses, black holes, anti-matter, dark matter, etc. The field, the matrix out of which all things arise, might be considered analogous to the cosmic continuum, the field of infinite probabilities, or to the field of consciousness from which sensory experience and cognition arise. The technique basic to my work involves, in the initial stage, the manipulation of powdered pigments, applied gesturally, by hand.
Many applications gradually build up the depth and density of color and surface.
Prior to that, he served on the faculty of the Herron School of Art of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Vandevier grew up in Miami, Florida and received his M.F.A. in Painting at Florida State University. His work has been represented in many regional and national exhibitions, as well as numerous group and solo shows, and has received a number of awards. Of local interest are Best Painting and Best of Show awards at separate All Ohio exhibits at the Canton Art Institute, as well as several appearances in the Cleveland Museum of Art's May Show and National Mid-Year Exhibitions at the Butler Institute of Art.