After a brief sojourn to Los Angeles in 1977-1978 , Liesegang returned to Boston to begin his art career . With no formal training beyond private painting lessons at age 12 , exhibition of his work began in 1980 and continued into the 1990s . In 1992 , Liesegang relocated to New York City , switched from acrylic to oil painting and explored the diptych narrative format . In the aftermath of 9/11 , Liesegang moved to Amsterdam where he began his foray into printmaking . Tombstone rubbings , often taken from the floors of some of Europe 's oldest cathedrals and transferred into the screen printing process , inspired the artist to also incorporate the visual structure of illuminated manuscripts into his print work
9/11
September 11 attacks
Tom Liesegang