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ALLEIN STATEMENT

In transcendence of the dogma of communicative tradition, corporate/government assimilation, the resulting suppression of intellectual thought, and in response to the increasing divergence of Nature and Humanity, have I brought into being the ALLEIN (German, ?alone?) series as an expressive vehicle of dissent and change. The series strives, above all, to restore the symbiotic relationship between the human and natural worlds, by readdressing the means by which humanity defines itself-- its communicative systems?resulting in an individual self-awareness. The written and spoken realms of language are the primary means by which an individual self-awareness-- made mandatory due to the growing complexities of constraints placed on perceived human existence-- must come into being. ALLEIN has developed into both an individual ideological language, and means of living stressing simplicity, self-awareness, and an acute understanding of the interconnectedness of all things, actions, and thoughts.
It has been paramount, during the infancy of the language of ALLEIN, to exile and label ?hostile?-- to the proper development of the characters?the majority of external visual/ideological influences. To elements of the natural world, only, was credence given and access granted, the result being a lexis of characters within which the curve dominates, rather than the line segment and its accompanying point of conjunction, the angle. The reasoning for this lies simply with the ideological scope of the series?an acute understanding of the interconnectedness of all things, actions, and thoughts. Research of human history and the development of world languages has led me to conclude that language-- written, spoken, and visual-- provides the vehicle of expression for all of humanity?s ideas, be they manifested physically, or dwell in the realm of perception, and is therefore the only vehicle by which we can know ourselves, and the world of which we are an expendable part. It is essential that lingual systems utilizing visual cues, found in daily experiences with the natural world, come into being to provide a strong subconscious link between what is ?human?, what is ?natural?, and the symbiotic relationship of the two. The subliminal visual reference of angles and intersections of line segments in the orthogonal human world represents an imposed sense of order on a world that possesses order quite divergent. It is this practice that ALLEIN disputes, and the words of Ancient Greek philosophy, ?gnothi seauton (Know thyself), that it champions.
The sole role of the natural world is to provide humanity with its continued existence. This ?man over nature? paradigm gained greater credence with the historical support of religious doctrines glorifying the existence of humanity, devaluing the status of the role of the natural world, and simultaneously according the existence of humanity to the action(s) of an unquestionable entity, or entities. Further credence has been obtained from the political events of the past thirty years, in which the existence of corporate and government entities has superceded that of individuals, resulting in the erosion, not only of dissemination of information, but also trust in the validity of the source from which information is obtained. In turn, this erosion of trust has lead directly to Conceptual Art, the Graffiti movement, mainstream acceptance/ use of Ebonics, hip-hop culture, the development of highly individual internet chat room communicative exchange, and an overall trend?within contemporary American society?to question the values of all societal systems, and their effect on the individual psyche.
?To offer a name to something is the beginning of control over it. After god created Adam, the very first task he instructed Adam to perform was the naming of all animals. God informed Adam that by accomplishing this feat he would gain dominion over all the beasts and fowl.?

?And god said, let us make man in our own image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth?
?And god blessed them, and said unto them, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.?
It is my position that those values being questioned, represent an outdated and potentially dangerous modus operandi, entrenched in the psychological tradition, represented by the rigid system, the cube, right-angle, etc.; each perceived as human perfection. However, what must be brought to light is the supremacy of the parabola, asymmetry, acute and obtuse angles; the systems utilized by the Natural world, of which humanity?itself-- is physically composed.

?It is an inherent property of intelligence that it can jump out of the task which it is performing, and survey what it has done; it is always looking for, and often finding, patterns. Now I said that intelligence can jump out of its task, but that does not mean that it always will. However, a little prompting will often suffice??

Gregory Joseph Singletary
GRE.JO.S.
SCULPTOR/WRITER/ARCH.
DBD, DBF.

BORN; DALLAS, TX., 1975
U.S. MARINES, 1993-1998
NEW YORK, 2000-2007
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2007-2008
HOME TO TEXAS, 2008

OBJECTIVE
TO CONTINUE THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH, BOTH PERSONAL AND NATURAL; TO MANIFEST THOSE TRUTHS IN PHYSICAL FORM, AND APPLY THEM TO BOTH THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS OF THE PRESENT

SELECTED EXHIBITS
SOLO--?FIRST BORN? 2001, BROOKLYN, NY
SOLO??IV? 2002, BROOKLYN, NY
SOLO??L.I.C. OPEN STUDIO TOUR? 2004, L.I.C., NY
SOLO??ALLEIN? 2005, BROOKLYN, NY
SOLO??ARTISTS? SALON? (WAHCENTER) 2005-6, BROOKLYN, NY
GROUP??LOCAL TALENT? (WAHCENTER) 2003, BROOKLYN, NY
GROUP??LOCAL ARTISTS?
(NAVARRO COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS) 2004, CORSICANA, TX
GROUP? JAVA STUDIO 2006, BROOKLYN, NY
GROUP-- JAVA STUDIO 2006, BROOKLYN, NY

GRANTS/AWARDS
2006, MATERIALS GRANT?VISUAL AIDS, NY, NY

PRESS
2006, ?INS & OUTS? MAGAZINE, EMPTY SPACE, WWW.LICMAGAZINE.COM

DEFINING EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
(Aircraft Electrician/ Maintenance tracking) October 1993- August 1998
Duties included, but were not limited to:
Use of voltmeters, ohmmeters, electrical wiring schematics/ airframe blueprints/diagrams, and other electronic test equipment to troubleshoot and evaluate aircraft circuitry and components; Soldering and corrupted wiring and connecting apparatus; Installation and removal of faulty actuators, control boxes, and other avionics equipment; Supervision and implementation of new safety procedures and training classes; Use of computerized methods to document all aircraft maintenance actions, and prepare status reports for logistical use; Upkeep of morale and Quality Assurance;
TOURS OF DUTY: JAPAN, ITALY, GERMANY, NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON, TENNESSEE
AS IT WAS
(Cabinetmaker/ Antique Restorer) June 2001-August 2003
Duties included, but were not limited to:
Use of both traditional and electrically powered woodworking tools (table saws, band saws, orbital sanders, routers, etc.) and materials to repair, restore, and refinish antique American and European furniture to original condition; Use of shop drawings and blueprints to design and construct high-end custom furniture; French polishing, and lacquer finishing; Veneer pattern layout and matching; Providing prospective clients with a pleasurable experience during showroom tours; Answering calls and monitoring deadlines; Maintenance of both associated electrical and hand tools; Shipping and receiving of furniture and furnishings
GRE.JO.S.
(Visual Artist?Painter/Sculptor) January 2001- present
Duties included, but were not limited to:
Use of traditional and electrically- powered tools to carve, build and finish wooden, stone, and concrete sculpture; Use of traditional painting materials to produce figurative and abstract watercolor and oil paintings; Marketing/promotion/installation of work and exhibit; Digital production and printing of portfolio and promotion materials; Grant/proposal writing and research of grant-making organizations, commercial/nonprofit galleries; art handling (packing/shipping of framed and unframed paintings and sculpture)

NATURE, SUSTAINABLE/ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURAL/INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, CONSCIOUSNESS (PERSONAL AND POLITICAL)