Benjamin Lai is an NYC-based painter and craftsman.
A creator dedicated to exploring and developing immersive, experiential textures.
Experiential is defined as: relating to, derived from, or providing experience.
Experiential things can be seen, touched, and verified. To make a texture truly experiential, Benjamin relies on three core principles: experimentation, experience, and spiritual action.
The ocean is spirituality. It’s so easy to stand on a beach and become mesmerised by watching the waves.
“The idea becomes a machine that makes the art” - Sol LeWitt
We are the sum of our repetitions. Do anything long enough, and it ceases to be a choice and becomes your nature.
Repetition without reflection is just mindless mechanics. For repetition to actually reshape your personality, the mind and spirit must be actively engaged through reflection.
Concept becomes lived reality. (Plaster, acrylics, wax.)