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Andrzej Michael Karwacki
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DON'T DREAM A DREAM, LIVE A DREAM AND LET REALITY SLEEP Eyvo Johnson As an artist, I find difficult to answer: is it I who defines painting or is it painting that defines me... Either way, it is both a transpersonal and a narcissistic relationship. The process of painting creates a state of Liminality, which leads to the discovery of my own essence. It is like writing a fable, one without words and one that is rather suggestive in nature. In that progression, I forget all that I know, for originality can only be achieved by reaching into my infinite possibilities. The abstract mechanics of art are same as making music, where the musician by use of an instrument transcends the process of playing; a painter transcends the limitation of medium, thus creating work that can produce an emotional response. And when that happens, art completes life, bringing to focus what nature cannot bring to finish. |
Born in Poland, in the historic town of Brzeg. Andrzej grew up during the years of political oppression and era of communist Poland. There, He attended the School for the Arts and Literature. Andrzej moved to New York in 1984 and continued his education in the School for the Arts at Jersey City State University, where he received BFA in painting. He continued his education in Philadelphia and in 1994, received Master Degree and Honorary Award from University of Pennsylvania in the field of environmental art and urban architecture. In 2009, Andrzej resumed his studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and received Masters in Integral Psychology and Certification in Expressive Art Therapy. Living in the Bay Area since 1994, Andrzej has a broad creative practice. He is a freelance designer, architect, teacher and expressive arts therapist. Andrzej's focus in painting has been in both contemporary abstracts and figurative works. |
Andrzej's work has been acquired by many private collectors throughout The United States and Europe. His paintings are exhibited and represented in LA, SF Bay Area, Seattle, Houston, New York, Paris and London. CV/RESUME |
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