R NICHOLAS KUSZYK- ROBOTS IN THE SUMMER BREEZE II
OPENING RECEPTION FEBRUARY 15, 2008 7-11PM
FEBRUARY 15, 2008- MARCH 9, 2008
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
R NICHOLAS KUSZYK WAS BORN IN THE SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON DC WHERE HE WITNESSED THE STRANGE AND EXTREME UNBALANCED WORLD OF POOR PEOPLE AND RICH PEOPLE FIRST HAND WHILE DOING GRAFFITI. R NICHOLAS KUSZYK GRADUATED WITH HONORS, EARNING TWO DEGREES IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. R NICHOLAS NOW LIVES AND WORKS IN BROOKLYN, NY AND HAS BEEN DRAWING ONLY ROBOTS FOR TEN YEARS IN AN UNENDING ATTEMPT TO PERSONIFY AMERICA'S TENDENCIES TOWARDS THE APPRECIATION FOR THE BANAL AND THE IMMEDIATE. IN AN INTENTIONALLY ''SOCIALISTICAL'' FASHION HE PRICES HIS PAINTINGS IN AN INCREDIBLY LOW RANGE IN HOPES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IN DEMOGRAPHICS NOT USUALLY ACCUSTOMED TO PURCHASING ART TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUE OF THINGS HAND MADE AND INDEPENDENT OF THE SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE CORPORATE STRUCTURE THAT DOMINATES THE WORLD. R NICHOLAS HAS SHOWN IN EVERY CONTINENT AND IS IN WELL OVER THREE THOUSAND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS LOCATED ALL OVER THE WORLD. R NICHOLAS HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS INCLUDING A FELLOWSHIP FROM THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A CHILDREN'S BOOK THAT IS BEING PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN.
