ARTIST STATEMENT:I use drawing and painting as a means of discovery. My style is childlike, sometimes whimsical but the underlying issues are existential. I use humor, irony and contradiction. I bring diverse and apparently unconnected imagery and symbols together into new syntheses. Sometimes I use words and images together to bare multiple meanings, unnoticed associations, and new ways of interpreting what appear to be familiar images. I challenge the viewer to interpret and experience the painting.COMMISSIONS:Illustrations. Brooklyn Bridge, by Mayakovsky. Translated by Harry Lewis. ( 1974 ).Illustrations. Mulch Magazine. ( 1974 ).Illustrations. Spring, poems by Harry Lewis. ( 1975 ).Cover & Illustrations. Jews. Chosen Words and Images. (Issue #1, 2, 3: 1999).Cover, Illustration and Calligraphy. Dull Doll, poem by Esther Cohen. (1999)Jews Calendar 2000-2001: Passover, Drawing.Exhibition Poster. “Times of War, Signs of Peace,” May, 2003.EXHIBITIONS:Jadite Gallery. "Abstractions," April 1991. Three-person show.Hudson Guild. "Group Show," June 1993.Smithtown Township Arts Council. Juried Group Show.Port Authority Gallery. Group Show. March 1999.Knickerbocker Gallery. Juried Group Show. August 1999.Times Square Gallery. Group Shows. April 1999, February, June, September 2000.January, March, May 2001."Glue," Annual Exhibit of Collage/Assemblage Society. New Century Artists. January, 2001."Small Works," Juror: Peter Blum. Washington Square East Gallery. February, 2001."Contemporary Collage Now, National Juried Show," Nexus Gallery. July, 2001.“Glue#1 & #2: Contemporary Collage, New Century Artist Gallery, January, 2001 & 2002.“ Peace Show,” Kentler International Drawing Center, December 2002.“ Times of War, Signs of Peace,” Martin Luther King Center, May, 2003EDUCATION:I have been drawing and painting for more than 30 years. I am a self-taught artist. I work alone, experimenting in many mediums while developing and refining my own language, content and style. |
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