John Kilduff

Crossing the street, Painting, Oil on Canvas

2014

A crowded intersection on a cool day in Pittsburgh, as the light turned green. The resolution of the figures and the activity of city life remind me of the regionalist painters of th...

Plein air (painted on location) painting of 5th and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. This painting won the grand prize at the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival 2018. :: Painting :: Im...

This painting was painted on location (plein air) in Downtown Los Angeles on the corner of 5th and Grand. It is full of rich, thick, bold, colorful brushstrokes. :: Painting :: Conte...

Three impressionistic figures move across a grid made of elements based on city street and background buildings. The suggested faces give an air of familiarity yet anonymity. I am mo...

12" x 16" Unframed Original - Oil on Linen Hand Signed by Darren Thompson 2014

An accomplished oil painting by the artist Andre Pallat, depicting a busy street scene. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. On board.

Kotlicki is a constantly searching artist. Treading his own path, aiming at defining himself, giving his work a clear identity, he came across the avant-garde. He would back off the way, though, reckoning that a particular style imposes some limitations, and the real art is the liberation from the clichés and guidelines. Following this line of thinking, he managed to remain the independent artist, creating plainly under the influence of his own feelings experienced in a certain moment, the influence of certain occurrences. Kotlicki’s works are texturally rich to great extent. Along with chiaroscuro, the author plays with contrasts, setting flat colour patches with a thick, uneven layer of paint, round shapes with angular ones, oil paint with pastel, realism with non-descriptive painting. In terms of colours, he rather remains dedicated to monochromatism. The different colour appearing at times is to strengthen the effect of the domineering colour scheme. Similarly like in the case of chiaroscuro - it is not a compulsory action, the author remains open for his creative train of thought. Born 1972 in Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Poland in 2000, painting diploma by Prof. Ryszard Hunger. Currently works as assistant at the National Film School in Łódź at The Film and Television Directing Department (PWSFTViT). In line with his background, his creative work is multimedia-oriented with an emphasis on painting. They have been displayed at: Ningbo Museum of Art (China), the National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, the Audio-visual & new media arts festival Madatac in Madrid (Spain), the MS Dockville Festival in Hamburg (Germany), the International Video Festival in Novi Sad...