Investigating themes of form, light and perception of time

Howard Lewis is a New York based artist whose artwork explores the concepts of light, form and the perception of time.  Through his camera, Lewis strives to capture the dimensional qualities of form as rendered by light, illuminating the texture and age of each subject through the synthesis of photographic elements.

His completed series take form as either 2-dimensional photographic works on paper or 3-dimensional welded sculpture. While Lewis considers himself a lens-based artist first and foremost, his interest in creating three-dimensional work that relate to his Inner Workings photography series continues.

It was through the process of creating the photographs in his series Inner Workings (1999-2008) that Lewis was drawn to extend his study of form into three dimensions in order to create the forms that portray a sense of weight and the passage of time that he felt was not possible to be expressed through works on paper. Lewis considers these dimensional works a true compliment to the Inner Workings series.