TOM SZUMLIC, Ph.D. is a practicing architect with expert experience in the fields of architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, filmmaking, building construction, community development, and design education. His interest in the connection between dance (movement) and architecture is wide and diverse and includes sources from architectural composition, theory, and history. At the center of this knowledge is the principle that architecture is a sensory experience manifested by sequential movement through space. Therefore it is the motion of the body in space that becomes the primary animating force of architecture. The interdisciplinary work of choreographer Anna Halprin and landscape architect Lawrence Halprin through their experimentation in environmental design and awareness have also influenced him.
Maxim Shumsky Born and raised in Leningrad, Russia he discovered his love for drawing and creating at an early age. Shaped by the strong tradition of classical art education, where careful observation, composition, patience, and craftsmanship are valued as much as imagination.
The United States offered freedom to explore new techniques, technologies, and creative disciplines. I began treating creativity as one continuous conversation expressed through many different forms including digital illustration, surface pattern design, woodworking, photography, creative writing, children's books, and visual storytelling.
Creativity sustains a lifelong journey. One that is full of curiosity, learning, craftsmanship, and gratitude. Inviting people to slow down, look closer, and discover beauty and themselves in ordinary moments.
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