Name: Bradley Litwin

Website: www.bradlitwin.com ; www.mechanicards.com ; www.jujubee.com

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio

Education:
Central High School and the Parkway Program, Philadelphia, PA (GED 1973)
Philadelphia College of Art (UARTS), Evening Program – Foundation Studies 1974

Significant or special training:
A life-long and continuous process of self-education through immersion in a wide range of practical fields including: stringed-instrument making, industrial machinery design and engineering, automation and control systems, computer programming, museum exhibit design and fabrication, 3D computer modeling and animation, graphic design, video production, audio production, multimedia and instructional design, performance art.

Notable or memorable instructors or mentors:
Bernard Harmon, Art Teacher at Central High School
Lester Dunklee, Proprietor
Dunklee Machine, Brattleboro, VT
Thomas Nicosia, Cabinetmaker, Philadelphia
Thomas McConneghy, Rigger, Philadelphia

Particular field of study or class work:
As an autodidact, my studies have ranged extensively, informing and infused by countless professional and amateur projects and relationships.  Areas that have captured the most intense study have been: physics and mechanics, three-dimensional realization, color theory, drawing and painting, composition, photography, animation, geometry, methods and history of manufacturing technology, science in general, human perception, medicine, anatomy, materials, music, creative writing, and cartooning.

Major influences/admired artists:
Rowland Emmett
Mort Drucker
Marcel DuChamp
Picasso
Alexander Calder
Chris Fitch
Arthur Ganson
Jean Tinguely
Bernie Lubell
Gina Kamentsky
Jeff Leiberman
Colette Fu

Favorite materials or media:
Wood
Metal
Watercolor
Pen & ink