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Paul Gazda
 
 
About the Artist

In my art, I explore the fringes of aesthetic acceptability as I bring concepts, language and symbolism into my work. I take a bold and adventurous approach with my materials, using acrylic mediums in non-traditional ways, and adding photographs and household objects to the palette. My unconventional compositions and aesthetic choices grow from my love of artistic adventure and a desire to awaken our senses from the trance of the familiar.

In place of traditional canvas, I use wire mesh (hardware cloth). The mesh becomes an active component of the artwork, rather than a passive, invisible surface on which to paint. Its interwoven strands unify the work, and at the same time make it possible to paint on both sides of its transparent surface. Its industrial, mass-produced look creates a tension with the traditional aesthetic role of fine art, and its sturdiness allows me to incorporate the power of assemblage into my paintings.

The mesh, however, is not an end in itself, but rather a means of presenting visually rich and thought-provoking concepts. I hope you are moved by these works. I hope they spark the ferment of new feelings and ideas. It is their main purpose in life.

 
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Tower Of Babel

2006
Mixed
112 X 142 cm

Acrylic, Photographs, Mixed Media on Wire Mesh

Dam

2005
Mixed
107 x 122 cm

Acrylic, Photographs, Mixed Media on Wire Mesh

Evolution

2005
Mixed
152 x 183 cm

Acrylic, Photographs on Wire Mesh

Surfing The Net

2004
Mixed
137 X 91 X 8 cm

Acrylic, Computer Parts on Wire Mesh

Bless Us O Lord

2002
Mixed
66 x 81 x 18 cm

Acrylic, Gloves, Bowl on Wire Mesh

Millennium Bug

1999
Mixed
173 x 142 cm

Acrylic, Photographs, Mixed Media on Wire Mesh

Timeline

1998
Mixed
127 x 183 cm

Acrylic, Photographs, Mixed Media on Wire Mesh

One Pair Of Jeans

1999
76 X 61 cm

Blue Jeans, Acrylic on Wire Mesh - Household Icons Series

Briefcase

2001
41 X 51 X 5 cm

Briefcase, Acrylic, Mixed Media on Wire Mesh - Household Icons Series

Bath Mat

2001
102 X 61 cm

Bath Mat, Acrylic on Wire Mesh - Household Icons Series

Shoe Shrine

2002
51 X 41 X 10 cm

Shoes, Acrylic, Foil on Wire Mesh

Cassettes

2004
51 X 71 cm

Audio Cassettes, Acrylic on Wire Mesh

Patriotic Ice Scraper

2005
41 X 81 X 5 cm

Ice Scraper, Acrylic on Wire Mesh

Dictionary

2007
46 X 56 X 10 cm

Dictionary, Acrylic on Wire Mesh

Jazzy Shoes

2007
61 X 51 X 15 cm

Shoes, Acrylic on Wire Mesh

I Am Thy Ladle

2007
Mixed
86 x 76 x 8 cm

Acrylic, Ladle, Photographs on Wire Mesh
 
Education and biography
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2005 "Power Grid," West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, Arizona (Solo)
2000 "A to Z: Art by the Letter," Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona
1997 "Paul Gazda, Painting-Photography Fusion," West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, Arizona (Solo)
1995 "Earth, Mind and Spirit," West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, Arizona
1993 "Exploring Transformative Art," Sedona Museum of Art, Sedona, Arizona
1993 "Explorations at the Growing Edge," Sedona Museum of Art, Sedona, Arizona

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 "enmeshed," Phoenix Gallery, New York, New York
2001 "Triple Vision," Phoenix Gallery, New York, New York
1997 "Paul Gazda," Sedona City Hall, Sedona, Arizona
1991 "Confluence: Painting and Photography," Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
1985 "Photographic Works," Here and Now Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1984 "Photographic Media," Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1983 "Photographic Collages," Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada

COLLECTIONS
West Valley Museum, Surprise, Arizona
Quadrangle Architects, Toronto, Canada
Private collectors in United States, Canada, Europe
 
Future shows
See my website: www.gazdaart.com
 
Website:  www.gazdaart.com
 
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