Friday, January 9, 2015
Friday, December 12, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
A few words from Howard Fox about NOTHING SHOCKING...
I saw Tm Gratkowski’s powerful, moving, and very provocative show
NOTHING SHOCKING yesterday. I was engrossed by the formal strength and
composure of his disconcertingly anxious works. In a way I felt the
show was, well, the word 'haunted' comes to mind.
Tm manages to make swarms of text -- the kind that surrounds our every waking moment like static -- and orchestrate it into a highly disciplined kind of chaos: meticulously structured, but chaotic and unfathomable nonetheless. He makes what is familiar alien, and vice-versa. There's an exquisite tension between connection and disconnection that's edgy, unsettling, and faintly melancholic, at least to my reading of the work.
Tm manages to make swarms of text -- the kind that surrounds our every waking moment like static -- and orchestrate it into a highly disciplined kind of chaos: meticulously structured, but chaotic and unfathomable nonetheless. He makes what is familiar alien, and vice-versa. There's an exquisite tension between connection and disconnection that's edgy, unsettling, and faintly melancholic, at least to my reading of the work.
That's quite a feat. And the trilogy of Good, Bad, and Ugly is a real tour de force.
Bravo!
Howard Fox- Emeritus Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA.
Bravo!
Howard Fox- Emeritus Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
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Monday, September 1, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
NOTHING SHOCKING...
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| September 10- November 1. Opening September 13 @ Walter Maciel Gallery- Los Angeles CA. |
Monday, August 4, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
next solo show...
NOTHING SHOCKING
at Walter Maciel Gallery- Los Angeles, CA
September 13- November 1, 2014
more to come soon...
Monday, June 30, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Brand 42- works on paper exhibition (May 17- June 20, 2014)
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| Apathetic Empathy_2011_paper on paper_44inx60in_$6,500 (framed) |
Thursday, March 27, 2014
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
from the new Defiant Art World Series: Altered Magazines
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| My art is better than yours (pending title)_2014_10-3/4"x8-1/4"_paper on magazine- covering all art images and all artists names are replaced with my name throughout magazine. |
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| There is not enough room in the art world for you and me_2013_10-3/4"x8-1/4"_cut magazine -all art images and all artists names have been removed. |
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Olsberg-Steiner Award
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Re-Cycle Cycle won the Olsberg-Steiner award. See it at Kava, 238 E Ojai Ave!
www.facebook.com/ojaiartfestival
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Art Voices Magazine- 11 finalists selected
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Art Voices Magazine 5th annual Open Call
11 finalists selected
Opening April 27 8:00-10:00p
UNTITLED ARTPROJECTS
3309 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Sunday, April 7, 2013
III Bienal Ciudad Juárez-El Paso Biennial 2013
III Bienal Ciudad Juárez-El Paso Biennial 2013 to be held simultaneously at the El Paso Museum of Art and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez from May 26 through August 18, 2013. I am one of 7 American Artists selected to represent the US.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Found Objects Show- Curated by George Herms
George Herms has included my piece "re(f)use-2" in the "Found Objects" show. The show opens April7-May3.
Long Beach Arts Gallery- 5372 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach CA 90805.
Photographs Exhibited...finally!
Beyond The Naked Eye is a featured exhibit for month of photography in LA (MOPLA).
Join me on April 13th for a group exhibition of photography that takes a look beyond the limited spectrum of human sight. I will be exhibiting 6 of these photo compositions.
B/G Gallery
Join me on April 13th for a group exhibition of photography that takes a look beyond the limited spectrum of human sight. I will be exhibiting 6 of these photo compositions.
B/G Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday April 13th, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Show Duration: April 13th - April 20th
Location: b/G Gallery (Bleicher/Golightly Gorman Gallery) 1431 Ocean Ave Suite 1800 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Show Duration: April 13th - April 20th
Location: b/G Gallery (Bleicher/Golightly Gorman Gallery) 1431 Ocean Ave Suite 1800 Santa Monica, CA 90401
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