Dennis Wojtkiewicz

Dennis Wojtkiewicz

Ohio artist, Dennis Wojtkiewicz explores the sensitive nature of time in his oversized oil paintings of fruit and flowers. The transitory nature of his subject matter is encapsulated, transfixed and glorified with hightened photorealism. Light and translucence make these paintings glow. Nature's perfect patterning allows each painting to take on a meditative quality.

''For the past two years, I have been working on a series of images featuring large-scale slices of fruit. When I began these paintings, I was interested in what the inside of the fruits revealed. The seeds and veins, and the translucent flesh and color changes, were intriguing. The more I focused on them, the more fascinating they became.

I soon began to see the works as a metaphorical suggestion of the transitory nature of life. The fruits encapsulate a fleeting moment in time and glorify the unique characteristics of the subject. In comparison to my earlier, more conventional still lifes, the new paintings transcend a technical mastery to elicit more meaningful associations. This gives the paintings a deeper, more engaging resonance.''

Dennis Wojtkiewicz

BORN - Chicago, IL 1956

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1981 Master of Fine Art

Professor, School of Art, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

M.F.A., Painting and Drawing, 1981 Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL
Included one year of study under the direction of Patrick Betaudier,
Atelier Neo-Medici, Paris, France, 1977-7
B.A., Painting and Drawing, 1976, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL