Artist Information:
Jim Mroczkowski
Windsor,
Canada
Member Since: Aug 2001
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Artist Statement:
I enjoy the "aesthetics" of
"accumulation" and the
challenge of juxtaposing
arbitrary, symbolic and
meaningful image-making. I
like stark austerity and
extravagance to coexist within
the same field to present a
feeling of some grandeur.
Some say that my image
development is aimless,
tragicomic meandering...it
often is...but that is a
consequence of the battle that
I have with the rectangle and
the sustained struggle between
form and content...never
certain which will or should
dominate, let alone
survive...this results in
frequent reworking of areas,
piling-up indecisions, and
leaving spaces of
indeterminate residue.
The iconography in my work
embodies life's polarities
rather than its gradations,
the yin and yang of our
existence. I am intrigued by
what is "real" and what is
"deceptive", what is
"manifest" and what is
"concealed". It's the essence
of riddle. Therefore, signs,
symbols, and silhouettes are
of great interest to me and
are major elements and often
serve, singularly or
collectively, as the central
focus of my work.
My most recent work has grown
more open and airy.
Nonetheless, I still have an
appetite for space, a taste
for detail and a tendency,
generally, toward visual
profusion. Now, my ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EDUCATION:
Foundation Studies:
Ontario College of Art &
Design
BFA (Painting):
University of Windsor
MFA (Painting):
York University
BED (Art Education):
University of Windsor
MED (Art Education):
University of Windsor
Post-Graduate Studies (Art
Ed.):
University of British Columbia
AWARDS:
2002 Senior Grant
Ontario Arts Council
2002 Exhibition Grant
Ontario Arts ...
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Artist Galleries:
Art Central, Main level
<107, 100 - 7th Avenue SW
Calgary AB T2P 0W4
T: 403.262.3356
E: info@axisart.ca
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
W.K.P.Kennedy Gallery
Permanent Collection
York University
Rooney Architectural Design
Cutsey Business Systems
Ontario Realty Corporation
Government of Ontario
C. John D'Agostino &
Associates
City of North Bay
Venasse Construction Ltd.
Grant Thornton Consulting
Dr. K. O'Grady
J.S. Redpath Limited
Ontario Northland Commission
Madame Justice Lydia ...
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Commissions:
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Jim Mroczkowski's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jim Mroczkowski's Portfolio.
I enjoy the "aesthetics" of "accumulation" and the challenge of juxtaposing arbitrary, symbolic and meaningful image-making. I like stark austerity and extravagance to coexist within the same field to present a feeling of some grandeur.
Some say that my image development is aimless, tragicomic meandering...it often is...but that is a consequence of the battle that I have with the rectangle and the sustained struggle between form and content...never certain which will or should dominate, let alone survive...this results in frequent reworking of areas, piling-up indecisions, and leaving spaces of indeterminate residue.
The iconography in my work embodies life's polarities rather than its gradations, the yin and yang of our existence. I am intrigued by what is "real" and what is "deceptive", what is "manifest" and what is "concealed". It's the essence of riddle. Therefore, signs, symbols, and silhouettes are of great interest to me and are major elements and often serve, singularly or collectively, as the central focus of my work.
My most recent work has grown more open and airy. Nonetheless, I still have an appetite for space, a taste for detail and a tendency, generally, toward visual profusion. Now, my ... |
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