SHEL NEYMARK

Every thought, mundane or transcendent, triggers electric pulses that course through neurons in your brain; more neurons than stars in the sky. The more we learn about the brain, the more mysterious it seems. Do we have souls separate from our physical brains? What is the “I” that directs our thoughts and actions? Could our brainwaves be the mechanism of collective consciousness?
Brain Forest
Clay, Glass, Wood, Steel and Wire.  32”w 22”d 20”h
Brain Forest (detail)
Clay, Glass, Wood, Steel and Wire.  32”w 22”d 20”h
Why Don’t We Just Stay Home Tonight
ceramic, glass, steel, wood.  17” w 16”d 18”h
Why Don’t We Just Stay Home Tonight (detail)
ceramic, glass, steel, wood.  17” w 16”d 18”h
Heart Mind Connection
glass, clay,   20” d, 25”h 15.5” w
Heart Mind Connection
glass, clay,   20” d, 25”h 15.5” w
Delta Brain, Theta Brain, Alpha Brain, Beta Brain (wall sculpture)
glass, steel holders, 15”h x 68w x 4”d
We emit Delta waves when sleeping, Theta waves in a hypnogogic state,
Alpha waves while meditative,
and Beta waves when awake and concentrating.
Delta Brain, Theta Brain, Alpha Brain, Beta Brain (wall sculpture)
glass, steel holders, 15”h x 68w x 4”d
Brain Wave
Brain Wave
Brain Drain
Brain Cell
clay, mixed media, 16 H x 16d x 18w
Mind Body Connection; Nocturnal Erection
clay, glass, mixed media.  36” l, 2”h x 20”w
Watery Right Brain, Spiky Left Brain
14" x 14" x 15"
Sin Apps
clay, glass, 18”h, 18”d 52” l
What chooses which thoughts and stimuli we put in our brains? Our brains?
Sin Apps (detail)
clay, glass, 18”h, 18”d 52” l
Sin Apps (detail)
clay, glass, 18”h, 18”d 52” l
Dick Cheney’s Brain
Glass, mixed media, 13 x 13 x13
What constitutes a diseased brain?