Intersections

A Public Art Exhibition

Diagram showing intersecting lines with different colors and the word 'INTERSECTIONS' in orange overlaid on the lines.
Headshot of a smiling man wearing glasses, a navy blue shirt, with short brown hair, against a dark background.

Phil Webster

Phil Webster is a self-taught artist fulfilling a lifelong love affair with geometric form. His work has appeared in over 60 shows spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His creations lie at the intersections of mathematical patterns and shapes, historical design traditions, sacred geometry, and modern technology. Phil’s sweet spot is taking ancient geometric traditions – particularly, in recent years, Islamic geometric patterns – and combining them with modern mathematical concepts like fractals and polyhedra to create unique, contemporary art and décor. His goal is to create works that capture the essence of these traditions but with a modern twist, and to bring meditative order, beauty, and peace into people’s private spaces.

Artwork

Jaali Diamonds 2

Maple, cherry, walnut, basswood
16" x 13" x 13"

$1400

An intricate wooden geometric lantern with a cube design, reflecting on a shiny surface against a dark background.

The Jaalihedra™ Sculpture series combines polyhedral shapes with perforated patterns inspired by jaali - decorative sandstone screens commonly found in the forts and castles of Northwestern India. 

Jaali Diamonds 2 has the exterior shape of a grouping of shapes called "rhombic dodecahedra." Each face is decorated with a well-known pattern featuring 10-petaled rosettes. The central rosette of each face a different wood from the rest of the face, adding extra interest and complexity to the piece. 

The most striking thing about this piece is how dramatically different it looks at different angles. Move around the piece… can you find squares? Hexagons?

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