By Paul Chojnowski
Located in Hudson, NY
In the Canopy , 2018
6 1/4" X 24"
burned and scorched Baltic Birch plywood
Perhaps the single most fascinating thing about this painting is the artist's choice of medium: water and fire. There is no sepia tone, no pigment, no watercolor. The artist painted this horizontal view of tree trunks standing in a thick canopy of leaves with a wet brush on paper that he then burns with a blow torch to add contrast and hue.
Throughout Chojnowski's career a distinguishing characteristic has been the use of nontraditional media and tools in his art making. His current work, images burned into paper and wood evolved as a result of his conscious effort to embrace art historical traditions while rejecting the traditional processes. Chojnowski began burning and scorching wood and paper to create his images in the early 1990’s.
Since then, his fire drawings have been shown in group and solo exhibitions in art centers, museums and galleries nationally. His work was part of the set decoration on the Scott Hicks film No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jone and Aaron Eckhart and the Nancy Meyers...
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2010s Contemporary Paul Chojnowski Mixed Media