DENNIS KOWALSKI
www.denniskowalski.com
TASF 22x30, photos, colored pencil, 2011
ADELAIDE 22x30, photos, colored pencil, on mylar, 2016
ADELAIDE 2 22x30, photos, colored pencil, on mylar, 2016
TASF 22x30, photos, colored pencil, 2011
TASF 2 22x30, photos, colored pencil, 2011
EUREKA 22x30, photos and colored pencil, 2008
OTTAWA 22x30, photos and colored pencil, 2001
MELBOURNE 22x30, photos and colored pencil, 2016
57TH ST. 22 x 30, photos and colored pencil, 1998
EUREKA 2 22x30, photos and colored pencil, 2008
ADELAIDE 3 22x30, photos, colored pencil, on mylar, 2015
SUBWAY 22x30, photos and oil stick, 2011
CENTRAL PARK 22x30, photos and pencil, 2010
CENTRAL PARK 22x30, colored pencil and photos, 2012
SUPERIOR 22x30, photo and colored pencil, 2005
SUBWAY 22x30, photos and oil stick, 2011
CENTRAL PARK 22x30, photos and pencil, 2010
CENTRAL PARK 22x30, colored pencil and photos, 2012
SUPERIOR 22x30, photo and colored pencil, 2005
WASHINGTON CORNOR 22x30, photos and colored pencil, 2007
NYC 8x10, photo and ink, 2012
NYC 2 8x10, photo and ink, 2012
STATEMENT
With these photo drawings, I am dealing with essentially two kinds of pictorial reality; the reality of the photograph and the reality of the drawing. I begin by taking mostly 4"x6" photos (a standard snapshot size) of things that interest me visually and sociologically. Two or more photos are then juxtaposed together and adhered to a surface, which acts as the genesis for extending these forms with colored pencil. These images of accepted visual reality are then combined to create an alternate reality and dialog with the viewer; while the images look somewhat familiar, they are not. My intention is to make something extraordinary out of the ordinary.
BIO
Dennis Kowalski, A native Chicagoan, lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa. He is a central figure in the history of contemporary art in Chicago. His particular approach to conceptual art in the 1970's set the pace for many younger artists to follow. His Teaching experience in Chicago includes De Paul University from 1966-1971 and the University of Illinois from 1971-2002. He received his BFA and MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Kowalski has exhibited in New York, Chicago, Los Angles, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Korea and Madrid. Selected one-person exhibits in Chicago include: Bridgeport Art Center, the Hyde Park Art Center, the Illinois State Museum, Fassbender Gallery, Jan Cicero Gallery, Gosia Kocielak Gallery, Flatfile Gallery, Deson/Saunders Gallery, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Artemesia Gallery, Michael Wyman Gallery, Evanston Art Center and the Highland Park Art Center; in New York at the Robert Morrison Gallery and Semaphore Gallery. His work is in numerous public and private collections including: The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana and the Total Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea. He is the recipient of grants from the Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.
Dennis Kowalski, A native Chicagoan, lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa. He is a central figure in the history of contemporary art in Chicago. His particular approach to conceptual art in the 1970's set the pace for many younger artists to follow. His Teaching experience in Chicago includes De Paul University from 1966-1971 and the University of Illinois from 1971-2002. He received his BFA and MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Kowalski has exhibited in New York, Chicago, Los Angles, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Korea and Madrid. Selected one-person exhibits in Chicago include: Bridgeport Art Center, the Hyde Park Art Center, the Illinois State Museum, Fassbender Gallery, Jan Cicero Gallery, Gosia Kocielak Gallery, Flatfile Gallery, Deson/Saunders Gallery, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Artemesia Gallery, Michael Wyman Gallery, Evanston Art Center and the Highland Park Art Center; in New York at the Robert Morrison Gallery and Semaphore Gallery. His work is in numerous public and private collections including: The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana and the Total Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea. He is the recipient of grants from the Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.