Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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The Cyber Art Show
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece Exhibitions of works by Polish and American landscape artist Andrew Skorut (born 1969 in Krakow, Poland).
Krakow, Poland--this thousand-year old city in Eastern Europe, with its impressive architecture, fine museums and abundant works of art, is where Andrzej spent his early years. Such intensely aesthetic surroundings undoubtedly had a profound influence on Andrzej, who began painting at a very early age and had already decided to pursue a career as an artist by the time he finished elementary school. Despite fierce competition for places, Andrzej was accepted into the Art High School (Liceum Sztuk Plastycnych) whose stringent artistic standards stimulated his interest still further.
In 1987 Andrzej immigrated to the United States, where he qualified for an “Honors at Entrance” Scholarship to the Salt Lake Community College to continue with his art education. From there he transferred to the University of Utah where he was a PHI Kappa member, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts.
Shortly afterwards, Andrzej was selected for an internship with David Dornan, a member of the art faculty at the University of Utah. This internship, a period of three months’ intense painting under David’s direct supervision was unquestionably a key factor in determining Andrzej’s future. Inspired and encouraged, he returned to Salt Lake, rented a studio, and began painting full-time.
- Image of the Day -
"Dividing Landscape"
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Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Andrew Skorut (Born 1969)
Feature Artist Bio
Gallery #224
July 20, 2015
ARTIST'S OFFICIAL BIO
http://www.skorut.com/#!biography/c7fw
Andrew Skorut's
OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.skorut.com/
"Bringing the Museum to You"
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"The essence of my painting lies in the method of creation, a method that is both direct and indirect, and that entails applying the paint, then glaze, then repeating the process until I have achieved the desired effect. I like to scratch into the layers of paint with sticks, rags or other implements to reveal the concealed depths. I am always looking for new ways of applying paint-for me brushes and palette knives alone are too limiting and speak too clearly of the process involved. I like to include materials that leave interesting marks on the surface of the painting, marks that are as interesting in themselves as what they represent."