After the unique experience of being a US Army radio operator and paratrooper, Sean completed a Bachelor of Science in broadcast communication at Eastern New Mexico University where he coupled his technical major with a creative minor in art/computer animation. An internship at a major video post-production facility led to a full time Art Director position in which Sean designed and produced a wide range of projects including motion graphics and 3D animation for television advertising, interactive CD-Rom presentations and web sites. Soon after, Sean founded a successful design firm which provided graphic design, video, multimedia, motion graphics and web design services for corporations and nonprofit organizations alike.

A digital media artist with an MFA in Computer Art, Sean is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Art in the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University where he's a principle author and key figure in the design, creation and development of the courses he teaches. Sean's interactive, procedural and time-based works explore the hidden forces of power, identity and social order within the mediated psyche. His work has been exhibited throughout the northeast including the NYC Scope Art Fair, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, George Mason University and the Bancroft Gallery in Cohasset, MA. Most recently, Sean’s work has been included in exhibitions at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, NY; the 2006 Everson Biennial in Syracuse, NY; and the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD.

I am very curious as to what makes men act the way they do. My own mannerisms and ideology seem to clash with particular identities of men both portrayed in the media and in society alike. Often I find myself critically analyzing the identity of males while at other times I feel myself conforming to a stereotype to simply fit in. I seem to be in a constant state of flux—on an endless journey searching for who I am—tormented by the oddity of the mediated persona. I attribute this contradictory existence with my lack of a father figure and the consequences of using of mass media as a surrogate parent.

In general, my work is a critical assessment of media’s omnipresence and the effects of its power to influence our society. In particular, it reflects the alienation of the male identity in regards to behavior learned from mediated reality. I draw inspiration from the way in which mass media is used for entertainment, information and social connectedness and the unconscious issues that arise with such dependence. These issues of persuasive media and the effects of mediated reality are the driving forces of my life and work—both of which concerned with the impalpable human identity evident in our stereotypically based culture.