Art in Alternative Spaces
Featured Artist
Walter A. Fydryck
Pop Wizard
Acrylic Fused into Plexiglass, Mounted on Canvas
42" x 32" x 2.25"
© Walter A. Fydryck
Woman in the Middle
Acrylic Fused into Plexiglass, Mounted on Aluminum Chair
50 x 41"
$ 2,000
© Walter A. Fydryck
Mutha Nature
Acrylic Fused into Plexiglass, Mounted on Aluminum Chair
51 x 41"
$ 2,000
© Walter A. Fydryck
STATEMENT/BIOGRAPHY
"As an artist, I am engaged in exploring the collective psyche of the
subject. Works that have developed over the last two decades have been deeply
rooted in the concept of form and movement. My more mature work seeks to express
a contemplative nature. These works have manifested in a compilation of
portraits. The focal point of my portraits is their gaze, as in the Egyptian Ka,
which establishes a link between our human soul, and our cosmic environment. The
evolution of my work has followed a natural progression from the use of
anthropomorphic objects in still lifes, to the reality of the human form.
The simplicity of line and transparency of colored gauche is juxtaposed to the
reality of human complexity. Layering of meaning is suggested in the multiple
shadows and reflections achieved through the technique of acrylic fusion. The
viewer's experience of the painting is developed through their kinetic
involvement. The painting's illusionistic depth heightens the viewer's
perception of its enigmatic quality.
After years of chemical experimentation, I have created a transparent fluid
medium that when applied with pigment, and brushed on in layers, fuses into a
lucite sheet. This sheet is mounted over a rear monochromatic canvas. The
painting is the activated by the use of a frontal light source, resulting in
shadowed imagery of rich texture, subtle colors, and line.
I also create small and large scale drawings. For the small drawings I use a
photo process paper as a base and apply a color wash in a controlled manner
which creates a frottage like surface. I then use a very fine black pencil to
delineate the form and facial features. Colored pencil is then applied over the
base wash and accentuates the inherent textural qualities of the wash. Volume is
created by shading and color selections establishes the emotional content of the
drawing. My large drawings utilize the same wash technique, but are executed on
a hot press paper, and act in a confrontational manner because the scale is so
dramatically altered.
I then found that by combining the painting over the drawing, the resulting painting color was enriched by the drawings' ink wash. This also allowed me to integrate imagery, opening up a more narrative approach."
Walter received his Associates Degree from the American Academy of Fine Art and also attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and can be found in many
private and corporate collections. Through Anatomically
Correct, his work has been exhibited at Strawdog Theatre and Steppenwolf Theatre
in Chicago, IL.
For More Information or to Purchase Artwork, please contact:
Anatomically Correct
email: anatomicallycorrect2022@gmail.com
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