exit (a gallery space) presents:
Andrzej Siwkiewicz
Apart - From Europa to Paradise
March 9th – March 31st 2007
Artist's reception: Friday. March 9th 2007. 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Andrzej’s first solo show at exit (a gallery space) will encompass works selected from the Europa, Separations and Paradise Lost series.
While the Europa series had specific references to the recent social and political events, it deals with them on a very personal, visceral level. States of isolation, depravation, humiliation and senseless loss are often the subject of these works. The Separations series explores more intimate emotional conditions, which often stem from communication barriers or predisposed limitations. Finally, the Paradise Lost series attempts to address the transient, fleeting manifestations of life, hopes, ambitions, and their inevitable demise and collapse. The underlying theme of these works is often revolving around a perverse sense of inability to reconcile inherent contradictions between cultures, individuals and self, while driven by a passion and empathy for the disempowered and deprived.
Andrzej was born in Warsaw, Poland and holds two MFA’s, first in painting, printmaking and sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and second, an MFA from the School of Art and Design of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, were he briefly taught art. Andrzej relocated to Cleveland in 1996 where he maintains a studio in the St. Vincent Quadrangle neighborhood and is a member of a local art advocacy group City Artists at Work of the Superior Corridor.
Andrzej has exhibited both nationally and internationally and had a catalog of his works authored by a noted art critic and writer Robert C. Morgan. Andrzej’s works can be found in collections in the US, Canada, Poland, Germany, Norway, Holland, Great Britain, France and Spain.
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http://www.andrzejsiwkiewicz.com
exit (a gallery space)
2688 W. 14th St.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
www.exitgallery.com
(p) 330.321.8161 (e) info@exitgallery.com
gallery hours: Friday 5-7 p.m. Saturday 12-5 p.m. and by appointment for private viewing.