Hello out there! I am Loren Camberato and this is my “Art & The Brain” Blog which contains research and work created for part of my undergraduate studies here at Stony Brook University.

My art is diverse in medium, with past works in devised theater, costume production, various sculpture, and painting mediums. I received an Associates in Theatre from Suffolk County Community College (S.C.C.C.) and studied T.V. Productions at B.O.C.E.S. I previously worked assisting a Professor of Costume Design at S.C.C.C. I loved the experience of working in an educational studio setting. The Professor took note of my tendency to work with my hands and suggested I take a sculpting class. From there I studied briefly at the Art Students League in NYC which ultimately led me to pursue an education toward a career in art here at Stony Brook University.

Unexpectedly, I fell in love with Electronic Media and Photography which is the specialization of my degree with both a minor in Digital Art and Art History. I am highly interested in New Media and look forward to participating in the innovative art of today. However, my Art History studies absolutely influence the direction of my work. I feel it is imperative for me to understand art movements and artist’s motivations in the past. Research and conceptual development have become a vital part of my process as an artist. In a recent experimental video, Ouroboros 2019, I look to adapt assemblage and appropriation techniques from the 1950s and merge them with contemporary technological capabilities. Other works look to examine aesthetic and how it relates to a broader social and political landscape. I have worked on projects which experiment with microscopic and telescopic photography to explore how different lenses with the same context can give a subject alternative aesthetic meaning.

Today, I am still exploring only this semester some of the research will merge Neurological studies with my artwork as directed by Professor Patricia Maurides with her course Topics In Studio Art: Art & The Brain. Please check back to see how my work develops.