Biography
Aric Attas received his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology with honors from Hobart College in 1988 and his Masters of Fine Art (MFA) in Photography from the Hartford Art School in 1996. Currently Attas is Principal Designer of photon(lab), a digital design studio specializing in custom websites, branding, corporate identity development and marketing strategies.

Attas is also an Instructor of Art, Photography, Web Design and History of Photography. He has developed courses and taught at Trinity College, Hartford Art School, Tunxis Community College, University of Connecticut and The McKee Botanical Garden. From 2001-2003 he worked as Program Coordinator for the Digital Skills Program at Real Art Ways teaching digital audio recording techniques within this nationally recognized contemporary art center.

He has worked as a commercial photographer since 1987 specializing in still life work for clients including Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Magazine, Houghton-Mifflin, Ligature, Lipman-Hearne, Pivot Design, Perolio Inc., Three Communication Design, Aaron Kramer Design, Urban Artifacts, Ellen Carey, Joseloff Gallery, and World Book Encyclopedia, Inc.

In his fine art work Attas combines photography, sculpture and sound. His installations examine the nature of the universe(s). His critically acclaimed experimental works include a series of performances, Ions in the Ether, in which photographically etched zinc plates were dissolved in acid copper plating their negatives in a reaction reminiscent of the alchemists and their desire to turn simple elements into gold.

He has worked extensively with representational and abstract photography, as well as unique experimental photograms and metal photogramic sculptures. His work within the medium of the photogram has been recognized as highly original challenging our existing notions of the photograph. His work has been exhibited nationally and he is the recipient of numerous awards and grants from such significant critics and artists as Andy Grundberg, Merry A. Foresta and the Starn Twins.