Wednesday, November 9, 2022

the covid weeks...

black framed peices on the left represent 49 week of covid (one piece per week.
The white framed pieces in the left represent 2021 and 52 weeks (on collage oer week.
The black framed pieces on the left represent 49 weeks of 2020 covid (one piece per week).
The white framed pieces on the right represent 2021 and 52 weeks (on collage per week).
The overall dimensions of the display will vary, each collage is approximately 7"x5" and is framed in random frames from thrift stores accumulated over time.




 

one of my favorite pieces from July 2021

TRY TO WONDER WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF YOU WERE KINDER...
2021, 96inx144in, paper and wheat paste on 6 wood panels

 

random new pieces available...

A New Lunar Day, 2022, 12in x 8in, paper collage on paper


A Lovely Day, 2022, 12in x 8in, paper collage on paper



 
IF, 2022, 8" x 12", paper on paper with frame (diptych)




3rd piece from new series...

About You, 2022, 27in x 28.25in x 2.5in, paper on 5 wood panels

 

2nd piece from new series...

Frenetic Beauty, 2022, paper on 8 wood panels, 26-1/2"x 40-3/4"x 3"

 

pieces from a new series begins...

This series is made from individual collages made on several different panels then layered and composed for a new kind of "high-relief" composition. The theme of this series is still being worked out...by it may be eponymously take its name from this title of the first piece "Bitter Sweet Symphony" 


Bitter Sweet Symphony, 2022, 48in x 45in x 1.5in., paper collage on 6 wood panels and a wood frame


 

new works (in progress)...

74"x144"x2", triptych, 2022- (still in progress), paper on wood panels

 

New paper-crete sculptures available...

paper-crete No. 203, 2022, 6inx5.5in.x5.5in., paper and concrete

 



paper-crete No.202, 2022, 6inx7inx7in, paper and concrete



paper-crete No. 201, 2022, 6inx7in.x5.5in., paper and concrete

paper-crete No. 200, 2022, 5inx7in.x7in., paper and concrete

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Upcoming Beyond Baroque exhibition - October 2021

 


The exhibition will include works by:
Deborah Aschheim, Jan Blair, York Chang, Sam Durant, Tm Gratkowski, Kathleen Henderson, Stas Orlovski, Camilla Taylor, HK Zamani, Jody Zellen

Sunday, August 1, 2021

LA Public Library COVID-19 Archives...

 

I am pleased to announce that my work has been accepted by the Special Collections Department at the Los Angeles Public Library for the LA COVID-19 Community Archive to document life during the novel corona virus pandemic in Los Angeles. Especially pleased that my COVID-QUILT project is part of this group.

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Collectors (new or old) you can't beat these deals...great way to collect!

I've been working on this quick collage project for a couple weeks now. Each small (12"x9") collage I spend 30 min (max) and the larger (14"x17") a max of 60min each. I'm also letting them go for very low prices: $100 for the small ones and $250 for the large ones. (contact me directly if you are interested or you can go here to view more:    https://www.etsy.com/shop/tmgratkowski



Determinations,
2021,
12in x 9in,
paper on paper
2 Action,
2021,
12in x 9in,
paper on paper


 






The Beginning, 2021,
14in x 17in, mixed media collage on paper












Saturday, July 3, 2021

COVID-QUILT

 COVID-QUILT project: 432 drawings which represent my 432 days in lockdown. April 6. 2020 - June 15.2021 (the day I received my second vaccine shot) plus the additional 14 day waiting period


COVID-QUILT, 2021, 126in x 96in, 432 ink on paper panels on paper

Epilogue-Quilt, 2021, 30in x 22in, 14 ink on paper panels on paper.
(14 day wait period after receiving second vaccination shot. June 15-28)


Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Collage as Street Art Residency...

 I am excited to be participating in this project:

Collage as Street Art Residency
Stay tuned for Zoom discussions and a crazy month of collage bombing by yours truly...


Monday, June 21, 2021

The 30 Minute Collage Project...

With all but a little time and no space, I started this project I call "the 30min collage". It helps to have leftover scraps from a kind of zero-waste studio practice. So I start the clock and let the layers and patterns start forming. Here's the first several experiments...


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1) Be Living, 2021, 12in x 9in, mixed media collage on paper
2) Extended Rights, 2021, 12in x 9in, mixed media collage on paper
3) If She Were The Weight Of The World, 2021, 9in x 12in, mixed media collage on paper
4) After The Chaos, 2021, 14in x 17in, mixed media collage on paper
5) Shifting Patterns, 2021, 14in x 17in, mixed media collage on paper
6) Fading, 2021, 14inX17in, paper on paper