My work as an optical sculptor reflects my background in science, art and spirituality. I received my doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Illinois, where I focused on the study of the interaction of light and matter. I invented the Balle-Flygare Pulsed Fourier Transform Microwave Cavity Spectrometer. After working as a scientist for Bell Labs and Digital Equipment Corporation, I founded a sculpture and design studio in Boston, where I pioneered sculptural techniques using optical materials such as polymer resins as my medium. Combining various polymers, organic dyes, water and light, I have produced optical sculptures ranging from less than one-foot to ten-feet in height. My work has been exhibited in galleries nationally and have been commissioned for both corporate and private collections.
Terry Balle, Ph.D.
November 2005