Greg Bollella is a San Francisco Bay Area–based digital artist whose work explores luminous abstraction through simulation-driven 3D image-making. In series such as Artistic Explorations (1–100) and Houdini Practice (100), Bollella composes quietly dynamic fields of translucent geometry—forms that suggest biology, architecture, and light itself—inviting viewers to linger in the interplay of motion, color, and material. Before turning to art full-time, Bollella spent more than three decades as a research Ph.D. and technology leader in Silicon Valley, contributing foundational work in real-time systems and edge/IoT computing. He helped shepherd the Real-Time Specification for Java and later served as CTO for IoT at VMware, roles that continue to inform his studio practice with a systems thinker’s sensitivity to precision, emergence, and scale. Since 2020 he has published new work regularly on Instagram @bollella and offers museum-quality prints through his shop at https://gregb.art, with editions produced in a range of sizes on fine art papers and canvas. Recent pieces—including Burst and Peach Fuzz Reverie—foreground Bollella’s focus on layered translucency, controlled caustics, and serene, high-key palettes. Rooted in a career of rigorous research yet oriented toward wonder, Bollella’s practice bridges computation and contemplation—engineering discipline tuned to the frequencies of joy, calm, and attention.